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24 alternatives to Through the Woods

A THIRD-PERSON PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR EXPERIENCE

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Through the Woods launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Park▲82

   Horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Don't Sh*t Your Pants▲65

   A text-based survival horror game

   2015 · onemorelevel.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game▲802

   2015 · twitchinstalls.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Layers of Fear▲77

   A psychedelic horror game

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Undertale▲70

   A super peaceful RPG

   2015 · 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
   Amnesia: The Dark Descent▲65

   An experience that will chill you to the core.

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stairs▲62

   A first-person atmospheric horror game based on real events

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Corpse of Discovery▲64

   A first-person surreal exploration game

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Night in the Woods▲78

    A new game by Alec Holowka, Scott Benson, and Bethany Hocken

    2015 · nightinthewoods.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Investigator▲67

    First-person horror in a world of extreme weather cataclysms

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Wolf Among Us▲71

    An episodic interactive mystery drama graphic adventure

    2015 · telltale.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    DarkMaus▲74

    A challenging action game with a minimalist style

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Overland (First Access)▲89

    Make the most of a terrible situation

    2016 · finji.itch.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Home▲72

    A pixelated horror adventure

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Between Me and the Night ▲74

    Relive you your childhood nightmare

    2016 · betweenmeandthenight.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dark Echo▲88

    A sound based horror game

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Night That Speaks▲82

    A horror game where enemies die after you flip them off

    2015 · adamgryu.itch.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Malebolgia▲54

    A cel-shaded horror adventure

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

20. 20
    Gone Home▲83

    A first-person interactive story adventure game

    2015 · fullbright.company · its alternatives →

21. 21
    What Now?▲101

    An emotional and disturbing glitch art experience

    2015 · ariellegrimes.itch.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Visitor▲58

    A short horror experience for the Oculus Rift

    2016 · nostalgicbearvr.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Oort Online▲65

    A voxel MMORPG sandbox

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bulb Boy▲79

    An atmospheric point-and-click horror game

    2015 · bulbware.com · its alternatives →

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