Games like Murder House
If Murder House is your kind of game, the closest matches are Psychopathy Assessment, Fragile Reflection and Night At the Gates of Hell — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, retro and tense. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Murder House, developed and published by Puppet Combo in 2020, is a survival horror game styled after PS1-era graphics and grainy VHS aesthetics, in which the player evades a masked killer. Tank controls, limited saving, environmental storytelling and puzzle-solving reinforce the retro slasher feel, with boss encounters that involve exploiting the killer's patterns. Reviewers describe the PS1-style graphics as authentic, the environmental storytelling as building dread naturally, and the tension as unrelenting. Spanning indie and adventure genres, it holds a 95% positive rating across 1,383 Steam reviews. The game costs 11.99 USD and is Verified on Steam Deck. A challenging, tense single-player horror title for fans of low-fidelity, retro-styled scares built around evasion and pattern recognition rather than firepower.
About Murder House: A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
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Psychopathy Assessment
WHY THIS
Top pick for Murder House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Murder House.
Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.
Fragile Reflection
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Second-strongest match for Murder House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Night At the Gates of Hell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Third-strongest match for Murder House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
From the sick mind behind Bloodwash, Jordan King, comes his latest experiment in terror. Inspired by the Italian zombie flicks from Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei, Night of the Gates of Hell promises to be a blood dripping, neon soaked, flesh rotting experience.
Bloodwash
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Ranked #4 for Murder House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?
Stay Out of the House
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Ranked #5 for Murder House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Cannibal Abduction
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Ranked #6 for Murder House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
The family is hungry and he must provide, VHS slasher survival horror.
Deadly Night
WHY THIS
Shares limited saving, puzzle solving and an unsettling mood with Murder House.
Ranked #7 for Murder House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Carol is down on her luck, hitchhiking across the country. She arrives at a small roadside motel but there's something strange about the owner. As the secrets unravel, she finds herself entangled in a long, DEADLY NIGHT! Can she escape from hellish nightmare or will she die trying?
The Beast Inside
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Ranked #8 for Murder House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Murder House
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Stay Out of the House
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Reviewers of Murder House cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Reviewers of Murder House cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Murder House.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Reviewers of Murder House cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Murder House.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Murder House at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Murder House on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Murder House.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Murder House on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Murder House.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Murder House on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Murder House.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Murder House on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Murder House.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Murder House on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Murder House.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Murder House on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Murder House on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Murder House.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Murder House on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Murder House.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Murder House.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Murder House.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Murder House.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Murder House.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Fragile Reflection
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Bloodwash
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?
Stay Out of the House
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Cannibal Abduction
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Murder House.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder House.
The family is hungry and he must provide, VHS slasher survival horror.
Frequently asked about Murder House
- Is Murder House verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Murder House is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Murder House cost?
- Murder House is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Murder House?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Murder House are Psychopathy Assessment, Fragile Reflection, Night At the Gates of Hell.
- Who developed Murder House?
- Murder House was developed by Puppet Combo.
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