# Games like Malice

> The closest matches to Malice: Escape Simulator 2, Inside the Backrooms, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?, DYSTHANASIA, and The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Escape Simulator 2](https://imho.run/games/2879840/escape-simulator-2) — Shares puzzle solving with Malice. 1,694 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2879840/)
2. [Inside the Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/1987080/inside-the-backrooms) — A frequent pick in Malice players' libraries, and another Indie. 10,150 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1987080/)
3. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — Also Escape Room, like Malice. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
4. [DYSTHANASIA](https://imho.run/games/3211490/dysthanasia) — Shares stealth and environmental storytelling with Malice. 59 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3211490/)
5. [The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication](https://imho.run/games/2331330/the-bridge-curse-2-the-extrication) — Also Supernatural, like Malice. 124 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2331330/)
6. [We Were Here Too](https://imho.run/games/677160/we-were-here-too) — Shares puzzle solving with Malice. 3,542 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/677160/)
7. [Split Brain](https://imho.run/games/3156640/split-brain) — A frequent pick in Malice players' libraries, and another Adventure. 54 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3156640/)
8. [Mad Experiments: Escape Room](https://imho.run/games/1201550/mad-experiments-escape-room) — Also Escape Room and Surreal, like Malice. 234 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201550/)
9. [School 666](https://imho.run/games/2802820/school-666) — Shares co op play and puzzle solving with Malice. 169 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2802820/)
10. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with Malice. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
11. [Ghostwire: Tokyo](https://imho.run/games/1475810/ghostwire-tokyo) — Also Supernatural and Surreal, like Malice. 4,982 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1475810/)
12. [Rusty Lake: Roots](https://imho.run/games/532110/rusty-lake-roots) — Shares puzzle solving with Malice. 1,696 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/532110/)
13. [Amygdala](https://imho.run/games/2453920/amygdala) — Also Surreal, like Malice. 122 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453920/)
14. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — A frequent pick in Malice players' libraries, and another Action. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
15. [Subliminal](https://imho.run/games/2300840/subliminal) — A frequent pick in Malice players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,021 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300840/)
16. [Spectral Scream](https://imho.run/games/2620240/spectral-scream) — Shares resource management with Malice. 131 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2620240/)
17. [Hospital 666](https://imho.run/games/2774380/hospital-666) — Also Supernatural, like Malice. 296 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2774380/)
18. [Dread Flats](https://imho.run/games/3114900/dread-flats) — A frequent pick in Malice players' libraries, and another RPG. 314 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3114900/)
19. [Phasmophobia](https://imho.run/games/739630/phasmophobia) — Also Supernatural, like Malice. 350,092 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/739630/)
20. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with Malice. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
21. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Also Escape Room, like Malice. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)
22. [Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/2903710/lost-lullabies-the-orphanage-chronicles) — Shares environmental storytelling with Malice. 170 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2903710/)
23. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — Shares puzzle solving with Malice. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
24. [The Guest](https://imho.run/games/402040/the-guest) — Also Escape Room, like Malice. 391 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402040/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1799220&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1799220&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1799220&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1799220
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1799220
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Malice

You fall through a sinkhole into a nightmarish Japanese mansion with a lingering, sinister presence and terrifying threats… and the only way out is deeper in. Malice is a two-player, compulsory co-op survival horror that forces you to make unforgiving choices and rely on your wits to survive.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1799220
- **Developer:** Nimbus Games
- **Publisher:** Nimbus Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Captions available, Steam Achievements, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Nov 2, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1799220/malice)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1799220&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1799220/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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