Rank 01Why this
Also Supernatural and Interactive Fiction, like Scarlet Hollow.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
- Deck Verified
- 2021
Games like Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
- 13 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1: Scarlet Hollow, Oxenfree, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest, and Loretta. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 306 new reviews this week
Why this
Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Scarlet Hollow.
- $17.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
- Deck Verified
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Why this: Shares replayability with Scarlet Hollow.
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Loretta
Why this: Also Thriller and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Scarlet Hollow.
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Overboard!
Why this: Shares branching dialogue and multiple endings with Scarlet Hollow.
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Crown Gambit
Why this: Shares branching dialogue and replayability with Scarlet Hollow.
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Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Why this: Also Dark Comedy and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Scarlet Hollow.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
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Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Scarlet Hollow.
- 97% of 21,995 reviews
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Shares replayability with Scarlet Hollow.
- 83% of 594 reviews
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Also Dark Comedy and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Scarlet Hollow.
- 80% of 248 reviews
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Black Tabby Games
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 97% of 624 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Choices drastically alter plot and endings
- Hand drawn art with expressive character animations
- Replay value from trait based storylines
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Eerie
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Plays great on Steam Deck
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Scarlet Hollow
Why this: Also Supernatural and Interactive Fiction, like Scarlet Hollow.
Oxenfree
Why this: Shares multiple endings with Scarlet Hollow.
- 306 new reviews this week
- Trending
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Scarlet Hollow.
Loretta
Why this: Also Thriller and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Scarlet Hollow.
Overboard!
Why this: Shares branching dialogue and multiple endings with Scarlet Hollow.
About Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
The closest matches to Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1: Scarlet Hollow, Oxenfree, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest, and Loretta. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Scarlet Hollow, Oxenfree and Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and eerie, and single out its branching dialogue and character traits. 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.
About Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1: The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!
Is Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 97% of 624 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Choices drastically alter plot and endings
- Hand drawn art with expressive character animations
- Replay value from trait based storylines
- Richly detailed southern gothic setting
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game might be interesting story, but you cannot interact with the environment except by paging through prompts. This makes the game too boring to wait through many clicks to get story line. Even to pet the cat - you have to click…”
“Unbalanced roleplay - only a couple of the traits you can choose really seem to affect the narrative. The others are kind of pointless ("mysterious" for instance just makes you act insufferable and doesn't unlock any interesting narrative…”
People who play it also play: Scarlet Hollow, Oxenfree, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Frequently asked about Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
Can I run it?
Does Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 run on Steam Deck?
Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 free to play?
Yes — Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 are Scarlet Hollow, Oxenfree, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut.
Who developed Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1?
Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 was developed by Black Tabby Games.