Games like Gnarly Hike
If Gnarly Hike is your kind of game, the closest matches are iBLiS, In The Backrooms and SEVERANCE — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Gnarly Hike: Gnarly Hike is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore an eerie forest in a slow-paced, atmospheric world combining beautiful and horrifying scenery along with the constant fear of being hunted, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience. Uncover secrets, expel spirits and ...stay alive!
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iBLiS
WHY THIS
Top pick for Gnarly Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
In The Backrooms
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Gnarly Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
SEVERANCE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Gnarly Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.
Y. Village - The Visitors
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Gnarly Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
Batu, tormented by nightmares, is lured to a nameless village via cryptic letters. Investigating the village's secrets with just one friend, he wakes one night to discover his ally gone. He must now locate his friend and elude the village's dark mysteries.
Project Unknown
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Ranked #5 for Gnarly Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
An online co-op horror game featuring unique playable characters and RPG mechanics. Exorcise ghosts using your special abilities and tools while surviving the supernatural onslaught
Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Gnarly Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gnarly Hike.
I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.
Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Gnarly Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gnarly Hike.
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
COLINA: Legacy
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Ranked #8 for Gnarly Hike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gnarly Hike at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Gnarly Hike on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
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 Gnarly Hike on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
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 Gnarly Hike on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gnarly Hike.
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
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Priced ~75% under Gnarly Hike on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gnarly Hike.
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 Gnarly Hike on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Gnarly Hike.
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 Gnarly Hike on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
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 Gnarly Hike on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Gnarly Hike on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Gnarly Hike.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
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 and Casual with Gnarly Hike.
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 Action and Adventure with Gnarly Hike.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
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 Gnarly Hike.
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 and Simulation with Gnarly Hike.
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 Action and Indie with Gnarly Hike.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gnarly Hike.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Gnarly Hike
- How much does Gnarly Hike cost?
- Gnarly Hike is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Gnarly Hike?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gnarly Hike are iBLiS, In The Backrooms, SEVERANCE.
- Who developed Gnarly Hike?
- Gnarly Hike was developed by Wildcard Games and published by 5Peaks Publishing.
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