Games like The Vanishing of Ethan Carter on Steam

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Bright Lights of Svetlov Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.

Similarity 57%
Price -75% 1.00€
Rating 8.8
Release 14 Sep 2021
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

Similarity 57%
Price -36% 12.95€
Rating 8.9
Release 20 May 2025
The Inheritance of Crimson Manor Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Similarity 57%
Price -69% 4.69€
Rating 8.3
Release 05 May 2022
Blue Prince Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?

Similarity 57%
Price -45% 16.72€
Rating 8.5
Release 10 Apr 2025
Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where you solve various puzzles in your late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy.

Similarity 57%
Price -80% 1.19€
Rating 8.1
Release 22 Sep 2020
Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway Sydney Harper, a 23-year-old working at a consulting firm plans a weekend getaway to a Woodbury rental with her college friends. Little did she know what was about to unfold during their stay.

Similarity 57%
Price 9.75€
Rating 8.3
Release 12 Sep 2024
Outer Wilds Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Similarity 57%
Price -63% 8.64€
Rating 9.4
Release 18 Jun 2020
Psalm 5:9-13 "Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.

Similarity 57%
Price 3.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 13 Mar 2024
KARMA: The Dark World KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.

Similarity 57%
Price -32% 17.21€
Rating 8.8
Release 27 Mar 2025
Play With Me: Escape Room See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me?

Similarity 56%
Price 2.99€
Rating 6.1
Release 17 Jan 2018
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Similarity 56%
Price 16.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 29 May 2014
The Music Machine A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.

Similarity 56%
Price -61% 1.95€
Rating 8.3
Release 06 May 2015
The Room A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

Similarity 56%
Price 4.99€
Rating 9.6
Release 28 Jul 2014
MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

Similarity 56%
Price 12.49€
Rating 6.4
Release 05 Aug 2014
NaissanceE NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Similarity 56%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 13 Feb 2014
Home is Where One Starts... Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Similarity 55%
Price -87% 0.41€
Rating 7.4
Release 12 May 2015
Scratches - Director's Cut Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.

Similarity 55%
Price 339.08€
Rating 7.7
Release 20 Apr 2011
The Rewinder The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

Similarity 55%
Price -93% 0.96€
Rating 9.3
Release 09 Sep 2021
The Witness You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Similarity 55%
Price -92% 3.10€
Rating 8.3
Release 26 Jan 2016
Layers of Fear All stories must come to an end, even twisted and eerie ones. The canvas. The stage. The novel. This narrative-focused psychological horror experience is ready for its final brushstrokes, its curtain call, its final chapter. Are you ready to return and face your fears one last time?

Similarity 55%
Price -94% 2.03€
Rating 7.7
Release 15 Jun 2023
The Alien Cube Worlds collide as your cursed inheritance throws you into the middle of a series of mysterious events. Discover terrifying secrets as you follow your uncle’s disappearance, and confront a terrible truth that will change your life forever in this cosmic horror first-person adventure.

Similarity 55%
Price -31% 13.90€
Rating 7.7
Release 14 Oct 2021
Murders on the Yangtze River "Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.

Similarity 55%
Price -75% 3.79€
Rating 9.5
Release 30 Jan 2024
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?

Similarity 55%
Price -73% 11.04€
Rating 9.1
Release 30 Mar 2022
The Rise of the Golden Idol The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

Similarity 55%
Price -43% 11.14€
Rating 9.0
Release 12 Nov 2024