12 Games like Year Walk on Mobile 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 43 games similar to Year Walk down to the 12 that fit the “Mobile” category. Detention, Poppy Playtime and Sanitarium top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Year Walk.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

The best games like Year Walk on Mobile

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Year Walk. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1DetentionClosest overall match

iRank87

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 12KIGDB76· 3OC81· 33

Year 2017Dev Red Candle Games · Coconut Island GamesOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with visual novel storytelling, exploration and discovery and visual 2d, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

Released 4 years after Year Walk.

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Steam PS Nintendo

#2Poppy PlaytimeClosest on visuals

iRank88

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 138K

Year 2021Dev Mob EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat and free to play, while skipping deep RPG systems

Released 8 years after Year Walk.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 1.3KIGDB92· 1

Year 1998Dev DreamForge Intertainment · ASC GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

It predates Year Walk by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Dredge

iRank90

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorOpen World

Steam👍 96%· 54KIGDB86· 5OC82· 102

Year 2023Dev Black Salt Games · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

Released 10 years after Year Walk.

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Steam GOG Epic

#5The Walking Dead: Season Two

iRank92

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorRanged

Steam👍 97%· 34KIGDB81· 5

Year 2013Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 27KIGDB76· 17OC75· 80

Year 2016Dev Bloober TeamOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

Released 3 years after Year Walk.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 10K

Year 2015Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Steam GOG itch.io

#8The Last Door - Collector's Edition

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 2.4KRAWG👍 77%· 66MC79

Year 2014Dev The Game Kitchen · Phoenix Online PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems

Feel what it's truly like to be alone in the dark with this low-res, high-suspense point-and-click horror adventure, winner of multiple Best Games of the Year awards.

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

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