Games like 49 Keys
If 49 Keys is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blood On The Thames, The Hunter's Journals - Tattered Sails and Daemonologie — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and eerie. 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 →About 49 Keys: It all began when you opened that letter. Penned by your late master, it details how you are now heir to his mysterious legacy. You set off for the island on which he'd spent his final years... and so a truly unsettling journey begins, a journey into the deepest secrets of magic and the occult.
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Blood On The Thames
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, puzzle solving and atmospheric with 49 Keys.
Top pick for 49 Keys fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 49 Keys.
A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.
The Hunter's Journals - Tattered Sails
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for 49 Keys fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with 49 Keys.
A horror lurks beneath the earth. Terror rises from the past.
Daemonologie
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, multiple endings and atmospheric with 49 Keys.
Third-strongest match for 49 Keys fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 49 Keys.
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
Restore, Reflect, Retry
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for 49 Keys fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 49 Keys.
You've played this game before. It's a haunted game about a haunted game. You may not remember, but the game remembers you. I remember you.
HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for 49 Keys fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 49 Keys.
Dive deep into the twisted HP Lovecraft universe with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna, and Victor, surrounded by cult worshippers, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to enslave humanity in 1929.
Home Safety Hotline
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, exploration and atmospheric with 49 Keys.
Ranked #6 for 49 Keys fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 49 Keys.
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
Life Eater
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving, horror and an atmospheric mood with 49 Keys.
Ranked #7 for 49 Keys fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 49 Keys.
If you don't sacrifice your neighbors, the world ends. Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator where you must become intimately familiar with your targets' lives one intrusive action at a time... and hope that the dark god you serve is even real.
Misericorde: Volume One
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with 49 Keys.
Ranked #8 for 49 Keys fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 49 Keys.
Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 49 Keys at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under 49 Keys on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 49 Keys.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under 49 Keys on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 49 Keys.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under 49 Keys on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 49 Keys.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under 49 Keys on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 49 Keys.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under 49 Keys on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with 49 Keys.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under 49 Keys on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 49 Keys.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under 49 Keys on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 49 Keys.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under 49 Keys on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 49 Keys.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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 49 Keys.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 49 Keys.
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 49 Keys.
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 49 Keys.
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 49 Keys.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 49 Keys.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 49 Keys.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 49 Keys.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about 49 Keys
- Does 49 Keys run on Steam Deck?
- 49 Keys is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does 49 Keys cost?
- 49 Keys is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to 49 Keys?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 49 Keys are Blood On The Thames, The Hunter's Journals - Tattered Sails, Daemonologie.
- Who developed 49 Keys?
- 49 Keys was developed by Michele Buonanno, Veronica Wu, Fabio Porfidia and published by 2P Games.
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