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Games like Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past

Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past for fans of adventure, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from GameXP.com, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past: What awaits a prisoner who wakes up in the house of a host known for his cruel games?

2025AdventureCasualFree to playWindowsby GameXP.com
Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past — Steam game cover

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    True Reporter. Mystery of Mistwood — Steam game cover

    True Reporter. Mystery of Mistwood

    Top pick for Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    A free detective "Hidden object" game. Solve the crime now!

    2023AdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Panic Room 2: Hide and Seek — Steam game cover

    Panic Room 2: Hide and Seek

    Second-strongest match for Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Trip to a abandoned mansion led to an imprisonment inside the maniac’s house

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Paris Mysteries: Man with Ivory Cane — Steam game cover

    Paris Mysteries: Man with Ivory Cane

    Third-strongest match for Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Explore atmospheric Parisian locations, collect clues, combine items, crack ciphers and solve dozens of brain-teasing puzzles and mini-games to uncover the truth.

    2019IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Magical Girl Witch Trials — Steam game cover

    Magical Girl Witch Trials

    Ranked #4 for Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Old Man's Journey — Steam game cover

    Old Man's Journey

    Ranked #5 for Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Strange Antiquities — Steam game cover

    Strange Antiquities

    Ranked #6 for Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Maid Mansion — Steam game cover

    Maid Mansion

    Ranked #7 for Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    A young man inherits his grandfather's mansion on one condition: He can never fire the head maid. Now he is the lord of the manor, free to pursue all his perverse desires...

    2020IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition

    Ranked #8 for Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Solve intricate puzzles to activate Nikola Tesla's creations, restore Wardenclyffe Tower, and unlock hidden devices in his New York lab. Explore the Chicago World's Fair in this mind-bending puzzle adventure.

    2025Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from GameXP.com

Other recommendable Steam games by GameXP.com, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

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    Sphere 3 — Steam game cover

    Sphere 3

    Another title from GameXP.com, the studio behind Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Sphere 3 is an MMORPG featuring large-scale castle sieges with siege engines, epic battles with ancient monsters, a flexible progression system, and a non-target combat system. Join Sphere 3, become a legend!

    2015ActionMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeSteam ↗
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    The Panic Room. House of secrets — Steam game cover

    The Panic Room. House of secrets

    Another title from GameXP.com, the studio behind Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    The Panic Room offers an exciting hidden object experience and mystery detective story.

    2016AdventureFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    PARKAN: THE IMPERIAL CHRONICLES — Steam game cover

    PARKAN: THE IMPERIAL CHRONICLES

    Another title from GameXP.com, the studio behind Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past. Shares Adventure with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Legendary game from the Golden age of Russian gaming industry! Hybrid gameplay combines elements of space simulator, shooter, strategy and RPG. Explore the outer space, colonize planets, negotiate with clans of robots, fight in space battles and become mercenary, trader or pirate!

    2017StrategyAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    AVATARIKA — Steam game cover

    AVATARIKA

    Another title from GameXP.com, the studio behind Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    A virtual metropolis that never sleeps and is always online: in this lively, diverse and easily accessible city life simulator partying never stops. Socialize, date, hang out — anywhere, anytime, just the way you like it!

    2017SimulationMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Panic Room 2: Hide and Seek — Steam game cover

    Panic Room 2: Hide and Seek

    Another title from GameXP.com, the studio behind Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Trip to a abandoned mansion led to an imprisonment inside the maniac’s house

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Parkan: Iron Strategy — Steam game cover

    Parkan: Iron Strategy

    Another title from GameXP.com, the studio behind Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past. Shares Adventure with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Parkan: Iron Strategy is a perfect mix of advanced real-time strategy and futuristic warbot simulator with FPS elements in a highly realistic environment.

    2018ActionAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    True Reporter. Mystery of Mistwood — Steam game cover

    True Reporter. Mystery of Mistwood

    Another title from GameXP.com, the studio behind Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    A free detective "Hidden object" game. Solve the crime now!

    2023AdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

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    Magical Girl Witch Trials — Steam game cover

    Magical Girl Witch Trials

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Old Man's Journey — Steam game cover

    Old Man's Journey

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Strange Antiquities — Steam game cover

    Strange Antiquities

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Maid Mansion — Steam game cover

    Maid Mansion

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    A young man inherits his grandfather's mansion on one condition: He can never fire the head maid. Now he is the lord of the manor, free to pursue all his perverse desires...

    2020IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past.

    Solve intricate puzzles to activate Nikola Tesla's creations, restore Wardenclyffe Tower, and unlock hidden devices in his New York lab. Explore the Chicago World's Fair in this mind-bending puzzle adventure.

    2025Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past

Is Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past free to play?
Yes — Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past 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 Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past are True Reporter. Mystery of Mistwood, Panic Room 2: Hide and Seek, Paris Mysteries: Man with Ivory Cane.
Who developed Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past?
Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past was developed by GameXP.com.

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