Games like Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
If Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients is your kind of game, the closest matches are Silent Anomalies 2, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and The Last Door - Collector's Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, eerie and mysterious. 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 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients: Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.

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Silent Anomalies 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
A psychological horror “spot the difference” game where you monitor security cameras, detect anomalies, and try to survive the night. Your attention is your only defense.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Second-strongest match for Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
The Last Door - Collector's Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Third-strongest match for Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Ranked #4 for Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Ranked #5 for Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.
Still Wakes the Deep
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Ranked #6 for Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
ASYLUM
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Ranked #7 for Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Ranked #8 for Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Alpha Polaris is an oldschool adventure game focusing on slow-burning character driven horror and environmental themes. It draws inspiration from such sources as Inuit legends and Cthulhu mythos.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
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 ~70% under Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
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 Adventure with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
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 Indie with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
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 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
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 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
- Does Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients work on Steam Deck?
- Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients cost?
- Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients are Silent Anomalies 2, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, The Last Door - Collector's Edition.
- Who developed Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients?
- Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients was developed by Lost Spell.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients.
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