12 Games with a horror setting like Unknown 9: Awakening that you should try

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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 46 games similar to Unknown 9: Awakening down to the 12 that fit the “Horror” category. A Plague Tale: Innocence, Still Life and Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Unknown 9: Awakening.

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The best games with a horror setting like Unknown 9: Awakening

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Unknown 9: Awakening. 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: InnocenceClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeHorrorThird 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: setting.

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#2Still LifeClosest on setting

iRank77

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorThird PersonDark

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorThird PersonDark

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Samsara RoomClosest on tone

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorFirst Person2D

Steam👍 97%· 10.0K

Year 2020Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, visual first person and visual 2d, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

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#5Underground Blossom

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorror2D

Steam👍 98%· 6.8KRAWG👍 92%· 25

Year 2023Dev Rusty LakePlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

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 Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

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#6Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorCasualExploration

Steam👍 81%· 415RAWG👍 85%· 27

Year 2010Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~8hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

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!

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorThird PersonDark

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: setting.

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#8Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorDarkExploration

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

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 Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

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#9OneShot

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorCasualCozy

Steam👍 98%· 63KRAWG👍 85%· 189MC84OC85· 18

Year 2016Dev Little Cat Feet · DegicaPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep RPG systems and vibe casual, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Localization Incoming!Great news! OneShot is about to receive a localization into several new languages. We look forward to sharing the additional languages with players new and old! steamcommunity.com/games/420530/announcements/detail/1255787772106545794 About the Gamewww.oneshot-game.

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals and tone.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Until Dawn

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorThird PersonDark

IGDB80· 16OC79· 93

Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping horror tension

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorDarkCasual

Steam👍 93%· 246RAWG👍 84%· 32MC85

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and vibe casual, while skipping horror tension

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 Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorDarkFantasy

Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1

Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals and setting.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 37 years, with what that implies technically.

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