Games like SCP: Secret Files
If SCP: Secret Files is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gion Corridor, INFRA and Limoria — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, eerie and mysterious. 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 →SCP: Secret Files is a 2022 indie adventure presenting an anthology of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation universe. Players assume the role of an assistant researcher working under Dr. Raymond Hamm, completing an induction program that unfolds across multiple distinct cases. The gameplay combines first-person exploration, document collection, and puzzle-solving with occasional chase sequences. Reviewers highlight that the anthology format keeps each case fresh and unpredictable, while the archivist perspective offers a distinctive approach to the SCP universe. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, eerie, and unsettling, with the collection showcasing diverse entries across varied styles. The game runs at a normal difficulty and is marked as playable on Steam Deck, holding an 86% positive review score from 1399 Steam reviews.
About SCP: Secret Files: SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation, an organization tasked with containing dangerous anomalies. You join as an assistant researcher for Dr. Raymond Hamm and complete a strenuous induction program that will make you question everything you know.
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Gion Corridor
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Top pick for SCP: Secret Files fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Set against the backdrop of a Japanese-style townscape reminiscent of Gion, this exploration-based horror game involves searching for “anomalies” and offering prayers. A work dedicated to those who feel bored with their daily lives.
INFRA
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Shares an atmospheric mood with SCP: Secret Files.
Second-strongest match for SCP: Secret Files fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Limoria
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Third-strongest match for SCP: Secret Files fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
The Town of Light
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Shares an atmospheric mood with SCP: Secret Files.
Ranked #4 for SCP: Secret Files fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
What Remains of Edith Finch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SCP: Secret Files.
Ranked #5 for SCP: Secret Files fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Moons of Madness
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with SCP: Secret Files.
Ranked #6 for SCP: Secret Files fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Homesick
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Shares chase sequences and an atmospheric mood with SCP: Secret Files.
Ranked #7 for SCP: Secret Files fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
Firewatch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SCP: Secret Files.
Ranked #8 for SCP: Secret Files fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
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 SCP: Secret Files.
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 SCP: Secret Files.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SCP: Secret Files.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SCP: Secret Files.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 SCP: Secret Files.
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.
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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.
The Town of Light
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SCP: Secret Files.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
What Remains of Edith Finch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SCP: Secret Files.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Moons of Madness
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with SCP: Secret Files.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Firewatch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SCP: Secret Files.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Frequently asked about SCP: Secret Files
- Does SCP: Secret Files run on Steam Deck?
- SCP: Secret Files is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- What games are most similar to SCP: Secret Files?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SCP: Secret Files are Gion Corridor, INFRA, Limoria.
- Who developed SCP: Secret Files?
- SCP: Secret Files was developed by GameZoo Studio and published by Pixmain.
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