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We filtered the 43 games similar to Year Walk down to the 33 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Detention, Poppy Playtime and Amnesia: The Dark Descent top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Year Walk.

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The best puzzle games like Year Walk

33 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

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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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#2Poppy PlaytimeClosest on visuals

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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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#3Amnesia: The Dark Descent

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SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 35KRAWG👍 70%· 1.2KMC85IGDB89· 2

Year 2010Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

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

Carefully constructed horror game relies on positioning, camera work, and shocking content. But Amnesia: The Dark Descent adds psychological elements to it. Players control the young man named Daniel, who wakes up in a seemingly empty castle, alone and with a massive memory loss.

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SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 8.2KIGDB66· 11OC66· 42

Year 2014Dev Krillbite StudioOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#5Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 70%· 12KIGDB73· 8

Year 2013Dev The Chinese Room · Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

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#6Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 2.9KRAWG👍 81%· 124MC78IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

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

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is a survival horror puzzle game developed by Frictional Games. It is a bundle of the second and the third games of the series. ###Plot The game begins with Phillip sending out an e-mail to his friend begging to end the thing he started.

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#7Five Nights at Freddy's

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SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 58KIGDB72· 3

Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, punishing difficulty and resource management, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#8Five Nights at Freddy's 3

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SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 11KIGDB75· 1

Year 2015Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#9Five Nights at Freddy's 2

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SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 26KIGDB70· 1

Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#10Daylight

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 50%· 1.6KRAWG👍 22%· 45MC51IGDB50· 10OC50· 57

Year 2014Dev Atlus U.S.A · Zombie StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, procedural generation and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.

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

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#11Sanitarium

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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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#12Silent Hill Homecoming

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorMelee

Steam👍 48%· 3.9KRAWG👍 43%· 256MC64IGDB67· 3

Year 2008Dev Konami Digital Entertainment · KonamiPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

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

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#13Tales of the Black Forest

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime

Steam👍 98%· 15K

Dev 拾英工作室 · SakuraGamePlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, setting anime and visual pixel, while skipping survival mechanics

Trapped by unknown force, high school student Kihara Kashin was trapped in Kuromori Chou. She accidentally ran into Kiritani Yuki when she was finding a way out. She also found out that to get out of Kuromori Chou, she had to travel to the past. And so, the adventure begins.

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

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#14The Walking Dead: Season Two

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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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#15Mad Father

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual

Steam👍 97%· 6.5K

Year 2012Dev Sen · PLAYISMOn PC · Mac · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, setting anime and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

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