Rank 01Why this
Shares hidden object search and environmental puzzle solving with Panelak.
- $1.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Panelak
- 14 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Panelak also play
The closest matches to Panelak: Paragnosia, Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol, Subliminal, Dead Take, and Hollow Cocoon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares first person exploration and inventory based puzzles with Panelak.
- $8.39 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares environmental puzzle solving and puzzle solving with Panelak.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 04 
Dead Take
Why this: Also Thriller and Surreal, like Panelak.
Rank 05 
Hollow Cocoon
Why this: Shares environmental puzzle solving and achievement hunting with Panelak.
Rank 06 
Mindlock - The Apartment
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental puzzle solving with Panelak.
Rank 07 
Rusty Lake Hotel
Why this: Shares achievement hunting and puzzle solving with Panelak.
Rank 08 
GESTALT: The Fifth Day
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and hidden object search with Panelak.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Panelak
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Paragnosia
Shares hidden object search and environmental puzzle solving with Panelak.
- 96% of 50 reviews
- 2Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
Shares first person exploration and inventory based puzzles with Panelak.
- 70% of 107 reviews
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- 5Hollow Cocoon
Shares environmental puzzle solving and achievement hunting with Panelak.
- 92% of 181 reviews
- 6Mindlock - The Apartment
Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental puzzle solving with Panelak.
- 90% of 162 reviews
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- 8GESTALT: The Fifth Day
Shares inventory based puzzles and hidden object search with Panelak.
- 96% of 54 reviews
- 9An English Haunting
Shares environmental puzzle solving and inventory management with Panelak.
- 96% of 247 reviews
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- 12Penumbra Overture
Shares physics based interaction and puzzle solving with Panelak.
- 89% of 1,939 reviews
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- 16Liminal City
Shares first person exploration and environmental puzzle solving with Panelak.
- 73% of 51 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Pajos games
- Price: $2.30−67%checked Oct 31
- 84% of 50 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmosphere nails horror
- Authentic czech panelak setting most players recognize
- Balanced horror with jump scares and puzzle atmosphere
- Atmospheric
- Eerie
- Mysterious
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Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Panelak.
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Why this: Shares environmental puzzle solving and achievement hunting with Panelak.
Exit From
Why this: Shares key collection with Panelak.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dead Take
Why this: Shares environmental puzzle solving and puzzle solving with Panelak.
Hollow Cocoon
Why this: Shares environmental puzzle solving and achievement hunting with Panelak.
Rusty Lake Hotel
Why this: Shares achievement hunting and puzzle solving with Panelak.
About Panelak
The closest matches to Panelak: Paragnosia, Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol, Subliminal, Dead Take, and Hollow Cocoon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Panelak is your kind of game, the closest matches are Paragnosia, Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol and Subliminal — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, eerie and mysterious, and single out its achievement hunting and bug prevention. 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 Panelak: Panelak is an old socialist-era building where strange things happen. Can you make it to the roof and help the helpless man?
Is Panelak worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 84% of 50 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $6.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmosphere nails horror
- Authentic czech panelak setting most players recognize
- Balanced horror with jump scares and puzzle atmosphere
- Escape room feel
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Kinda basic horror game. Way more could be done with the setting I think. It is too much like Layers of fear when there is not much to do and you just walk forward.”
“Okay... so there was a decent concept here I think story wise... but I feel the execution was done poorly. There just wasn't enough in the game for having so many different floors in the building with all those rooms that could've been…”
People who play it also play: Paragnosia, Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol, Subliminal
Frequently asked about Panelak
Can I run it?
How much does Panelak cost?
Panelak is listed on Steam at 2.30 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Panelak?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Panelak are Paragnosia, Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol, Subliminal.
Who developed Panelak?
Panelak was developed by Pajos games.