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We filtered the 43 games similar to Year Walk down to the 19 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Detention, Poppy Playtime and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Year Walk.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

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NarrativeDarkSolo

Year 2013Dev Simogo

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Year Walk is Detention — scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. Poppy Playtime and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs follow close behind.

#1Detention85 #2Poppy Playtime79 #3Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs79 #4Dredge75 #5The Walking Dead: Season Two74

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The best games like Year Walk on Nintendo Switch

19 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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Detention

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting71Visuals0

Steam PS Nintendo

#2Poppy PlaytimeClosest on visuals

79

Poppy Playtime

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting71

Steam Epic Xbox

#3Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting71

75

Dredge

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting67Visuals0

#5The Walking Dead: Season Two

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The Walking Dead: Season Two

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting57Visuals0

73

Mad Father

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone90Setting51Visuals0

69

Kholat

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 66%· 6.9KIGDB66· 8OC61· 43

Year 2015Dev IMGN.PROOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting71

#8Call of Cthulhu

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Call of Cthulhu

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 79%· 14KIGDB65· 8OC67· 146

Year 2018Dev Cyanide Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

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

Released 5 years after Year Walk.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting69

69

Indika

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 8.0KIGDB85· 4OC79· 90

Year 2024Dev Odd Meter · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Released 11 years after Year Walk.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting70Visuals64

68

Iron Lung

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 11K

Year 2022Dev David SzymanskiOn PC · PS5 · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

Released 9 years after Year Walk.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting58Visuals49

#11Layers of Fear 2

68

Layers of Fear 2

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 2.4KIGDB64· 11OC70· 101

Year 2019Dev Bloober Team · Gun InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

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

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

Released 6 years after Year Walk.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone74Setting71

#12Stories Untold

66

Stories Untold

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 87%· 5.4KIGDB78· 3OC80· 42

Year 2017Dev No Code · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

Released 4 years after Year Walk.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting58

65

Fran Bow

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 97%· 22KIGDB75· 1

Year 2015Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting59Visuals0

65

Sally Face

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual

Steam👍 97%· 27K

Year 2016Dev Portable MooseOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals.

Released 3 years after Year Walk.

Genre100Game mode100Tone84Setting71Visuals0

#15I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 89%· 3.7K

Year 1995Dev The Dreamers Guild · Acclaim EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Year Walk: visuals and setting.

It predates Year Walk by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting44Visuals0

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