Games like Hide and Shriek
If Hide and Shriek is your kind of game, the closest matches are DON'T LOOK AWAY, CipherMind and The Park® — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its competitive, eerie and funny. 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 →Hide and Shriek is a 2017 free-to-play first-person action game where two players face off in a haunted setting, each trying to trigger enough scares to win. Players set traps, craft spells using randomized runes, and manage limited resources while leveraging an invisibility mechanic that creates tense cat-and-mouse moments. Reviewers highlight the scare-chain system that rewards bold plays over passive play, and players describe the competitive atmosphere as both eerie and funny. The current Steam rating sits at 81% positive from over 2,000 reviews, and the short-burst session structure makes it well-suited for quick matches.
About Hide and Shriek: Scare or be scared in this FREE adrenaline-pumping multiplayer game full of hijinks and mischief! Set traps, cast spells, and scare the living hell out of your opponent to win!
Players who liked Hide and Shriek also play
Steam players who put hours into Hide and Shriek also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
DON'T LOOK AWAY
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Hide and Shriek.
Top pick for Hide and Shriek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
A frightening asymmetrical multiplayer experience! Survive as the Human or terrorize as the Entity that can only move when it isn't being watched.
CipherMind
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hide and Shriek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
8 test subjects are trapped in a sealed building, controlled by a mysterious system. Each has a hidden codename that determines both their win condition and threat level. Complete tasks to gain clues and eliminate others by deducing their codename. Uncover your own, or survive to the end to escape.
The Park®
WHY THIS
Shares an eerie mood with Hide and Shriek.
Third-strongest match for Hide and Shriek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
GET EVEN
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Hide and Shriek.
Ranked #4 for Hide and Shriek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.
SEVERANCE
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Hide and Shriek.
Ranked #5 for Hide and Shriek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
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.
Curious Cases
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Hide and Shriek.
Ranked #6 for Hide and Shriek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work.
Hide Alone
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hide and Shriek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
You try to play dangerous hide and seek with a doll at home alone. Started out of curiosity, this hide-and-seek game has rules that must be followed or your life will be at risk. Never get caught by them, stay calm and survive to the end.
The Backrooms: Survival
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Hide and Shriek.
Ranked #8 for Hide and Shriek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
Survival horror with roguelike elements. Explore randomized levels with different items and entities while trying to maintain your thirst, hunger, and sanity, ensuring a new experience every time. Play alone or with up to TEN friends online! Cross-platform multiplayer with Nintendo Switch.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hide and Shriek cross-mention this title as a similar play.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Red Dead Redemption 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hide and Shriek cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
~Be a maid in the Demon World~ The Secret Café of the Demon Angel Hero.
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hide and Shriek cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The protagonist who Reincarnated to the Demon World became a black mascot, in order to restore his original appearance. Use the knowledge of the "different world" to transform the little devil's tavern into a maid cafe, and aim for the first maid cafe in the demon world!
Park The Car
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hide and Shriek cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Park the car is a racing game where you need to park your cars in a safe location!
Train Sim World® 5
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hide and Shriek cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The Rails are Yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across 3 new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.
Head-to-head comparisons
More from Funcom
Other recommendable Steam games by Funcom, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Conan Exiles
WHY THIS
Another title from Funcom, the studio behind Hide and Shriek. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
Dune: Awakening
WHY THIS
Another title from Funcom, the studio behind Hide and Shriek. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.
Secret World Legends
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Hide and Shriek.
Another title from Funcom, the studio behind Hide and Shriek. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day.
The Park®
WHY THIS
Shares an eerie mood with Hide and Shriek.
Another title from Funcom, the studio behind Hide and Shriek.
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
The Longest Journey
WHY THIS
Another title from Funcom, the studio behind Hide and Shriek. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
WHY THIS
Another title from Funcom, the studio behind Hide and Shriek.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.
Age of Conan: Unchained
WHY THIS
Another title from Funcom, the studio behind Hide and Shriek. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
Age of Conan: Unchained is an award-winning and critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online game set in the sexy, savage and brutal world of Conan the Barbarian. Tread in the footsteps of the greatest fantasy hero of all time, and explore the vast reaches of Hyboria.
Anarchy Online
WHY THIS
Another title from Funcom, the studio behind Hide and Shriek. Shares Action with Hide and Shriek.
Anarchy Online – the first ever science fiction MMO – is now on Steam! Compete and cooperate with thousands of players simultaneously on a vast, alien world. Join humanity nearly 30,000 years in the future in a world of perpetual conflict and scientific marvel.
Frequently asked about Hide and Shriek
- Is Hide and Shriek free to play?
- Yes — Hide and Shriek 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.
- Does Hide and Shriek have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Hide and Shriek supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Hide and Shriek?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hide and Shriek are DON'T LOOK AWAY, CipherMind, The Park®.
- Who developed Hide and Shriek?
- Hide and Shriek was developed by Funcom.
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