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Shares puzzle solving with Doorways: Prelude.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2014
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The closest matches to Doorways: Prelude: Doorways: The Underworld, Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh, SOMA, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Slender Threads. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares platforming and puzzle solving with Doorways: Prelude.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2016
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Slender Threads
Why this: Also Psychological and Gore, like Doorways: Prelude.
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Dead Take
Why this: Also Psychological and Survival Horror, like Doorways: Prelude.
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Shares platforming and puzzle solving with Doorways: Prelude.
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- Released: 2013
- Developer: Saibot Studios
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 7
- 56% of 216 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Explore killers minds through dark environments
- Psychological horror without cheap jump scares
- Story delivered through notes and voice acting
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Dark
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Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Doorways: Prelude.
Silence of the Sleep
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Doorways: Prelude.
The Story of Henry Bishop
Why this: Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Doorways: Prelude.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Doorways: Prelude, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Cry of Fear
Why this: Also Psychological and Survival Horror, like Doorways: Prelude.
Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
Why this: Also Survival Horror and 3D Platformer, like Doorways: Prelude.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
SOMA
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Doorways: Prelude.
Slender Threads
Why this: Also Psychological and Gore, like Doorways: Prelude.
Dead Take
Why this: Also Psychological and Survival Horror, like Doorways: Prelude.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Saibot Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hellbound
Why this: Same unsettling mood as Doorways: Prelude.
Hellbound: Survival Mode
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Doorways: Prelude.
Tenebris Somnia
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Doorways: Prelude.
About Doorways: Prelude
The closest matches to Doorways: Prelude: Doorways: The Underworld, Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh, SOMA, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Slender Threads. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Doorways: Prelude is your kind of game, the closest matches are Doorways: The Underworld, Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh and SOMA — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and dark, and single out its ambient storytelling and memory games. 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 Doorways: Prelude: Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Is Doorways: Prelude worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 56% of 216 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 3 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Explore killers minds through dark environments
- Psychological horror without cheap jump scares
- Story delivered through notes and voice acting
- Unique puzzles blend platforming and memory challenges
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Spot the dead pixels puzzle game because THE 90% OF THE GAME IS BLACK. Seriously, even when i max the brightness, I can barely see anything and I played the whole game guessing whether the ground below me is black or it's a hole. No…”
People who play it also play: Doorways: The Underworld, Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh, SOMA
Frequently asked about Doorways: Prelude
Can I run it?
Does Doorways: Prelude work on Steam Deck?
Doorways: Prelude is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Doorways: Prelude cost?
Doorways: Prelude is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Doorways: Prelude?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Doorways: Prelude are Doorways: The Underworld, Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh, SOMA.
Who developed Doorways: Prelude?
Doorways: Prelude was developed by Saibot Studios.