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We filtered the 48 games similar to The Council down to the 10 that fit the “Horror” category. A Plague Tale: Innocence, Return of the Obra Dinn and Still Life top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Council.

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Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf
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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to The Council is A Plague Tale: Innocence — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Return of the Obra Dinn and Still Life follow close behind.

#1A Plague Tale: Innocence95#2Return of the Obra Dinn94#3Still Life95#4Until Dawn94#5What Remains of Edith Finch94
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The best games with a horror setting like The Council

10 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Council. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1A Plague Tale: Innocence
95
iRank87
A Plague Tale: Innocence
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171
Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, horror tension and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

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SteamGOGEpic
#2Return of the Obra Dinn
94
iRank91
Return of the Obra Dinn
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorror
Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56
Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

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SteamGOGXbox
#3Still Life
95
iRank77
Still Life
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3
Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

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

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

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SteamGOG
#4Until Dawn
94
iRank79
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: deep RPG systems.

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PS
#5What Remains of Edith Finch
94
iRank92
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 horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, ranged combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

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SteamGOGEpic
#6Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
94
iRank89
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 horror tension

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and visual pixel, while skipping deep RPG systems

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SteamGOG
#7Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
93
iRank99
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 horror tension

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Steam
#8Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel
93
iRank88
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 deep RPG systems

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Steam
#9Maniac Mansion
93
iRank89
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 deep RPG systems

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SteamGOG
#10Somerville
93
iRank69
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 horror tension

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems

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SteamEpicPS

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