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24 alternatives to Homicipher

A unique horror adventure of language and mystery

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Homicipher launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game▲802
2015 · twitchinstalls.com · its alternatives →
2
Corpse of Discovery▲64
A first-person surreal exploration game
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
3
Darkside Detective▲55
A humorous micro-adventure game investigating the occult
2015 · spookydoorway.com · its alternatives →
4
Investigator▲67
First-person horror in a world of extreme weather cataclysms
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
5
Don't Sh*t Your Pants▲65
A text-based survival horror game
2015 · onemorelevel.com · its alternatives →
6
OMEN EXITIO: Plague▲56
A narrative-based RPG set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
7
The Night That Speaks▲82
A horror game where enemies die after you flip them off
2015 · adamgryu.itch.io · its alternatives →
8
Layers of Fear▲86
Horror reimagined
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Tetris with words – I created this small game, please give feedback▲40
2018 · indexzero.in · its alternatives →
10
Reap▲69
A survival game on a mysterious archipelago
2015 · managore.itch.io · its alternatives →
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Whittle – A shrinking word game▲141
Whittle is a small word game I've been working on. Each phrase must be whittled down by one letter (or space) each turn. The remaining phrase must still consist of valid words. That's it! There's a daily puzzle, as well as an archive of old puzzles. The idea for the game came to me in a dream (really) and I built the puzzle generator with my partner, who's also a software engineer. It's a labor of love! Any feedback or suggestions are welcome. Thanks for playing!
2025 · playwhittle.com · its alternatives →
12
The Thin Silence▲79
A narrative adventure about depression and what comes next
2018 · twopm.studio · its alternatives →
13
Infinite Adversaries▲80
A "choose your own adventure" style game narrated by ChatGPT
2023 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →
14
Dark Echo▲88
A sound based horror game
2015 · its alternatives →
15
The Park▲82
Horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
16
Hoeking Island▲119
The hilarious Stephen Hawking island hopping meme game
2024 · its alternatives →
17
Stairs▲62
A first-person atmospheric horror game based on real events
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Survival Thriller Game that uses Echolocation▲41
2014 · lurking-game.com · its alternatives →
19
ASCIIDENT▲75
Open-world sci-fi game with a design made by text characters
2019 · asciident.com · its alternatives →
20
This Room Will Kill You▲87
A surreal, story-driven RPG with horror elements.
2018 · sbspalding.itch.io · its alternatives →
21
HoloCure▲9
Play, upgrade, and survive endless waves of enemies.
2024 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →
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Word Slicer▲85
I shared Word Slicer here a while back — it’s a free, ad-free, browser-based word game where you try to find 5 words in 5 minutes. Since then I’ve been improving it (daily challenge archive, cleaner UI, better stats), and I’d love more feedback from the HN crowd. In particular, I’m interested in thoughts on the gameplay flow, design/UX, and what would make it more engaging.
2024 · wordslicer.com · its alternatives →
23
Knossu▲77
A Doom-like, non-euclidean horror game (Happy Halloween!)
2015 · jonathanwhiting.com · its alternatives →
24
BlockyWocky▲66
Puzzle game where you drop a planet into a black hole.
2016 · blissfulgames.com · its alternatives →

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