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Games like House of Rules

  • 20 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked House of Rules also play

The closest matches to House of Rules: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Within Skerry, Cat in the Box, The Mildew Children, and Poppy Playtime. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares multiple endings and puzzle solving with House of Rules.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as House of Rules.

    • $6.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2020
  1. Rank 05

    Poppy Playtime

    Why this: Shares chase sequences and puzzle solving with House of Rules.

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  2. Rank 06

    a pet shop after dark

    Why this: Shares puzzle solving with House of Rules.

    • $7.49 (Price checked Nov 1)
    • 2022
  3. Rank 07

    CLeM

    Why this: Shares multiple endings with House of Rules.

    • $6.39 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024

The full ranked list: top 24 games like House of Rules

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Static Dread: The Lighthouse

    Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with House of Rules.

    • 89% of 356 reviews
  2. 2
    Within Skerry

    Shares multiple endings and puzzle solving with House of Rules.

    • 83% of 105 reviews
  3. 3
    Cat in the Box

    Same atmospheric mood as House of Rules.

    • 91% of 372 reviews
  4. 4
    The Mildew Children

    Genres: Adventure

    • 95% of 66 reviews
  5. 5
    Poppy Playtime

    Shares chase sequences and puzzle solving with House of Rules.

    • 88% of 59,931 reviews
  6. 6
    a pet shop after dark

    Shares puzzle solving with House of Rules.

    • 92% of 88 reviews
  7. 7
    CLeM

    Shares multiple endings with House of Rules.

    • 91% of 110 reviews
  8. 8
    Rusty Lake Hotel

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 2,019 reviews
  9. 9
    Scarlet Hollow

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 98% of 3,657 reviews
  10. 10
    No, I'm not a Human

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 93% of 8,691 reviews
  11. 11
    Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 2,072 reviews
  12. 12
    Little Nightmares

    Shares chase sequences with House of Rules.

    • 95% of 18,797 reviews
  13. 13
    Dread Weight

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 86% of 141 reviews
  14. 14
    Tokyo Dark

    Genres: Adventure

    • 85% of 581 reviews
  15. 15
    Water Delivery

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 83% of 106 reviews
  16. 16
    The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 83% of 453 reviews
  17. 17
    Enigma of Fear

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 229 reviews
  18. 18
    Grunn

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 96% of 911 reviews
  19. 19
    An English Haunting

    Shares dialogue choices and puzzle solving with House of Rules.

    • 96% of 247 reviews
  20. 20
    Layers of Fear

    Genres: Adventure

    • 76% of 590 reviews
  21. 21
    Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

    Genres: Adventure

    • 95% of 3,855 reviews
  22. 22
    The Inn-Sanity

    Genres: Adventure

    • 95% of 493 reviews
  23. 23
    Do No Harm

    Genres: Simulation

    • 71% of 412 reviews
  24. 24
    The Horror Of Salazar House

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 222 reviews
House of Rules — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2021
  • Developer: Chii the Cat
  • Price: $7.99checked Nov 2
  • 85% of 39 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • 20 endings encourage replaying
  • Art style is uniquely unsettling
  • Characters feel emotionally rich and terrifying
  • Atmospheric
  • Mysterious
  • Tense

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About House of Rules

The closest matches to House of Rules: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Within Skerry, Cat in the Box, The Mildew Children, and Poppy Playtime. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If House of Rules is your kind of game, the closest matches are Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Within Skerry and Cat in the Box — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, mysterious and tense, and single out its chase sequences and dialogue choices. 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.

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Is House of Rules worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 39 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 2).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“It's a decent game, but sadly, some levels are really hard to complete. Therefore, I couldn't complete it.”
4 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Within Skerry, Cat in the Box

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Frequently asked about House of Rules

Can I run it?

How much does House of Rules cost?

House of Rules is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to House of Rules?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside House of Rules are Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Within Skerry, Cat in the Box.

Who developed House of Rules?

House of Rules was developed by Chii the Cat.