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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 43 games similar to Still Life 2 down to the 15 that fit the “Horror” category. Still Life, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and The Council top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Still Life 2.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2009Dev Gameco Studios

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Still Life 2 is Still Life — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and The Council follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like Still Life 2

15 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Still Life 2. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Still Life
Still Life
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3
Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 192
Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, fantasy world and visual pixel

It predates Still Life 2 by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting73Visuals66
The Council
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5
Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, horror tension and historical setting

Released 9 years after Still Life 2.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting51
Somerville
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76
Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, melee combat and setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Released 13 years after Still Life 2.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting57Visuals47
A Plague Tale: Innocence
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171
Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: setting.

Released 10 years after Still Life 2.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting29
Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Steam👍 99%· 599
Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual third person

Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 is set in the same universe as both The Norwood Suite and Off-Peak, Cosmo D’s previous games. It’s a hazy Sunday morning on the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street.

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
What Remains of Edith Finch
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorRanged
Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121
Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, visual novel storytelling and ranged combat, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Released 8 years after Still Life 2.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual
Steam👍 93%· 246RAWG👍 84%· 32MC85
Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, exploration and discovery and visual 2d, while skipping visual third person

Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone88Visuals0
Maniac Mansion
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy
Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1
Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

It predates Still Life 2 by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting54Visuals0
Underground Blossom
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHorror2D
Steam👍 98%· 6.8KRAWG👍 92%· 25
Year 2023Dev Rusty LakePlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension and visual 2d, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Descend into the Rusty Lake Underground and travel through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom! Travel from station to station, each metro stop symbolising a piece of Laura's past and future. Solve various puzzles, find the correct metro to board and uncover one of Laura’s timelines, while simultaneously helping her make sense of her life and escape the corruption of her mind!

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Released 14 years after Still Life 2.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone72Visuals0
Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHorrorCasualExploration
Steam👍 81%· 415RAWG👍 85%· 27
Year 2010Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~8hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Nancy Drew heads for Japan where she’s staying at a traditional ryokan (inn) for a little R&R with Bess and George, but when reports of a vengeful ghost start scaring away the guests, Nancy’s vacation takes a turn for terror!

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone63
Samsara Room
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHorrorFirst Person2D
Steam👍 97%· 10.0K
Year 2020Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, visual first person and visual 2d, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Released 11 years after Still Life 2.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone70Visuals0
Until Dawn
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 16OC79· 93
Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Released 6 years after Still Life 2.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Luigi's Mansion
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 1OC75· 47
Year 2001Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

It predates Still Life 2 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone61
Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloDarkHorror
Steam👍 77%· 57
Year 2017Dev R I MADPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, while skipping puzzle design

Controller supportYou can play SPACE-FRIGHT with a controller if you want. About the GameWelcome to SPACE-FRIGHT. In this game you control a hermaphrodite that has to discover WHAT THE HELL is going on! Most of the demons that you encounter are doing a good job making this game a lot of fun!

Released 8 years after Still Life 2.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone68

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