# Games like Stairs

> The closest matches to Stairs: Left Alone, Neverending Nightmares, Homesick, Never Again, and Rise of Insanity. 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. [Left Alone](https://imho.run/games/417750/left-alone) — Shares puzzle solving with Stairs. 371 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/417750/)
2. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — Also Walking Simulator, like Stairs. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)
3. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Shares chase sequences with Stairs. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
4. [Never Again](https://imho.run/games/430070/never-again) — Shares chase sequences and puzzle solving with Stairs. 219 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/430070/)
5. [Rise of Insanity](https://imho.run/games/629220/rise-of-insanity) — A frequent pick in Stairs players' libraries, and another Indie. 330 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629220/)
6. [Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh](https://imho.run/games/383930/doorways-holy-mountains-of-flesh) — A frequent pick in Stairs players' libraries, and another Action. 66 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383930/)
7. [Husk](https://imho.run/games/553960/husk) — Also Walking Simulator, like Stairs. 54 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553960/)
8. [Unmourned](https://imho.run/games/3528970/unmourned) — Shares chase sequences and puzzle solving with Stairs. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3528970/)
9. [Hektor](https://imho.run/games/334070/hektor) — Same atmospheric mood as Stairs. 172 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/334070/)
10. [Layers of Fear (2016)](https://imho.run/games/391720/layers-of-fear-2016) — Also Walking Simulator, like Stairs. 5,082 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/)
11. [Subliminal](https://imho.run/games/2300840/subliminal) — A frequent pick in Stairs players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,021 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300840/)
12. [Don't Be Afraid](https://imho.run/games/760410/don-t-be-afraid) — Shares chase sequences and puzzle solving with Stairs. 328 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760410/)
13. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Walking Simulator, like Stairs. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
14. [Silver Chains](https://imho.run/games/975470/silver-chains) — Shares puzzle solving with Stairs. 220 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975470/)
15. [Pineview Drive](https://imho.run/games/288880/pineview-drive) — Also Walking Simulator, like Stairs. 131 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288880/)
16. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares puzzle solving with Stairs. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
17. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Shares puzzle solving with Stairs. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
18. [Doorways: Prelude](https://imho.run/games/248470/doorways-prelude) — Shares puzzle solving with Stairs. 216 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248470/)
19. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares puzzle solving with Stairs. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
20. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Shares puzzle solving with Stairs. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
21. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Shares chase sequences with Stairs. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
22. [Mundaun](https://imho.run/games/720350/mundaun) — Also Walking Simulator, like Stairs. 894 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720350/)
23. [Paratopic](https://imho.run/games/897030/paratopic) — Shares walking sim with Stairs. 1,777 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/897030/)
24. [Ad Infinitum](https://imho.run/games/1234430/ad-infinitum) — Shares puzzle solving with Stairs. 384 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234430/)

## 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=374060&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=374060&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=374060&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=374060
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/374060
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Stairs

STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 374060
- **Developer:** GreyLight Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Digital Tribe
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 28, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 65
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/374060/stairs)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=374060&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374060/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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