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24 alternatives to The Guest

A spooky first person exploration and puzzle game

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Guest launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Corpse of Discovery▲64

   A first-person surreal exploration game

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stairs▲62

   A first-person atmospheric horror game based on real events

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Park▲82

   Horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Boxhead: The Rooms▲74

   A Classic Internet Zombie-Hunting Game

   2015 · crazymonkeygames.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Infra▲71

   Uncover the mystery in this first person puzzler

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Music Machine▲60

   A visually striking narrative horror adventure

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Visitor▲58

   A short horror experience for the Oculus Rift

   2016 · nostalgicbearvr.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   A Chair In A Room▲70

   A VR horror game like no other

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Notion Adventure - Halloween Edition▲205

   Try to survive this horror game built completely in Notion

   2022 · neon4notion.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Darkside Detective▲55

    A humorous micro-adventure game investigating the occult

    2015 · spookydoorway.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Pedestrian▲61

    A build-your-own-solution puzzle platformer.

    2016 · the-pedestrian.itch.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Layers of Fear▲77

    A psychedelic horror game

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Knossu▲77

    A Doom-like, non-euclidean horror game (Happy Halloween!)

    2015 · jonathanwhiting.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Home▲72

    A pixelated horror adventure

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Investigator▲67

    First-person horror in a world of extreme weather cataclysms

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Feed The Head▲67

    A strange, browser-based, point-and-click adventure game

    2015 · vectorpark.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Don't Sh*t Your Pants▲65

    A text-based survival horror game

    2015 · onemorelevel.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Malebolgia▲54

    A cel-shaded horror adventure

    2015 · malebolgia-game.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Witness▲155

    Explore a mysterious island and solve its puzzles

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Werewolf▲140

    A party game for devious people

    2014 · playwerewolf.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Amnesia: The Dark Descent▲65

    An experience that will chill you to the core.

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Emily Want's To Play▲59

    A cool horror game

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dead Realm▲65

    Scare the hell out of your friends in a creepy mansion

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Caretaker▲77

    A VR experience inspired by 'The Shining'.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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