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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 45 games similar to Ratshaker down to the 23 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Erica, Bendy and the Ink Machine and We Were Here Together top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ratshaker.

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The best puzzle games like Ratshaker

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ratshaker. 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.

#1EricaClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkCasualHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 1.7KIGDB72· 4OC71· 47

Year 2019Dev FlavourWorks · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · iOS

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

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Ratshaker.

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#2Bendy and the Ink MachineClosest on setting

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorCartoonFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 35KIGDB87· 2OC69· 25

Year 2017Dev TheMeatly Games, Ltd. · Rooster Teeth GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping vibe casual

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#3We Were Here TogetherClosest on world

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SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualDarkLinearHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 17KIGDB70· 1OC67· 10

Year 2019Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, online features and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: game mode.

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SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeDarkLinearHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 79%· 11KIGDB90· 1

Year 2018Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: co op, online features and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Ratshaker.

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#5Soma

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94

Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: setting.

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

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 9.2KIGDB82· 9OC78· 92

Year 2020Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and fantasy world, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Ratshaker.

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 79%· 4.6KIGDB75· 4

Year 2024Dev Pieces Interactive · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Ratshaker.

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#8The Walking Dead: Michonne

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 81%· 8.1KIGDB68· 4

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: visuals.

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

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#9The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30

Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: visuals.

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#10The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 83%· 18KIGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: visuals.

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

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#11Tea Party Simulator 2015

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SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualHorror

Steam👍 69%· 669RAWG👍 4%· 25

Year 2015Dev Power Up to MaximumPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Ever wanted to be a tea party extraordinaire? Well now you can. Brew the tea, pour the tea, serve the tea. Serve biscuits and cake. Try not to mess it up too bad, or your guest will get angry Find the hidden easter eggs You know...

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Ratshaker.

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

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#12Shoppy Mart: Steam Edition

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloCasualNarrativeLinearHorror

Steam👍 70%· 92

Year 2015Dev PezomiPlaytime ~4hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Shoppy Mart: Steam Edition is the answer to the full grocery store cashier experience that many have dreamed about, and dozens asked for. Shoppy Mart puts you in the shoes of a grocery store cashier, where it is your job to scan items and stuff them into bags.

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Ratshaker.

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

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 4.1KRAWG👍 74%· 237MC73IGDB74· 4

Year 2007Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics and stealth mechanics, while skipping vibe casual

Penumbra Overture is a survival horror game developed by Frictional Games. In the year 2001, after his mother's death, Phillip receives a message from his father who left the family and was supposedly dead. The letter leads Phillip to Greenland where he finds a mine his father wrote about.

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: combat.

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

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SoloNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 5.9KRAWG👍 92%· 22OC79· 29

Year 2023Dev Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, while skipping vibe casual

The year is 1987, and as the clock strikes midnight in small-town Gallows Creek, USA, former big city radio DJ Forrest Nash is live on air in what will turn out to be the graveyard shift of a lifetime...

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#15Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeCasualHorrorCozy

Steam👍 93%· 465RAWG👍 54%· 25MC82IGDB73· 3

Year 2008Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

You may already know Strong Bad from his regular appearances answering emails and doling out not-so-useful advice on Homestarrunner.com. Now he's the star of a five episode comedy series, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.

Where it drifts furthest from Ratshaker: visuals.

It predates Ratshaker by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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