Rank 01Why this
Also Escape Room and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate.
- Free
- Deck Playable
- 2020
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- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Scholar's Mate - First Move: Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege, The Stalked 2, The Tartarus Key, Luto, and CLeM. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Thriller and Psychological, like Scholar's Mate.
- $2.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Also Escape Room and Thriller, like Scholar's Mate.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- 2023
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Why this: Also Thriller and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Scholar's Mate - First Move
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- 1Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
Also Escape Room and Investigation, like Scholar's Mate.
- 80% of 4,684 reviews
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- 11The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
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Also Escape Room and Psychological, like Scholar's Mate.
- 88% of 251 reviews
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: JanduSoft
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 44% of 34 reviews
- Genres: Adventure, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows
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About Scholar's Mate - First Move
The closest matches to Scholar's Mate - First Move: Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege, The Stalked 2, The Tartarus Key, Luto, and CLeM. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Scholar's Mate - First Move is your kind of game, the closest matches are Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege, The Stalked 2 and The Tartarus Key — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Scholar's Mate - First Move: Scholar's Mate First Move is a first-person horror experience in a psychiatric hospital. Use your wits to escape from this sinister place.
Is Scholar's Mate - First Move 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 34 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.6 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Spent a lot of time trying to open a locker with a UFO poster on it. A completely unclear puzzle. The passcode was brute forced. The game looks promising, but developers have to do something with logic in their puzzles. Also, I ran into…”
People who play it also play: Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege, The Stalked 2, The Tartarus Key
Frequently asked about Scholar's Mate - First Move
Can I run it?
Does Scholar's Mate - First Move run on Steam Deck?
Scholar's Mate - First Move 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 Scholar's Mate - First Move free to play?
Yes — Scholar's Mate - First Move 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 Scholar's Mate - First Move?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Scholar's Mate - First Move are Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege, The Stalked 2, The Tartarus Key.
Who developed Scholar's Mate - First Move?
Scholar's Mate - First Move was developed by JanduSoft.