ARAYA similar games & best alternatives

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ARAYA

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

ARAYA is a first person horror game. Players will get a new thrilling experience inside a Thai hospital. The story will be told from the perspectives of 3 different characters. Players will explore different areas of the hospital in order to piece together the mysterious murder case of Araya.

What works

  • Strong and immersive horror atmosphere
  • Effective sound design and jump scares
  • Multiple character perspectives in story
  • Vr support enhances immersion
  • Good value at discounted price

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky controls and animations
  • Frequent bugs and glitches
  • Short game length
  • Repetitive chase sequences
  • Weak voice acting and localization issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Shadows 2: Perfidia

  • You Deserve

  • [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備

  • Palmyra Orphanage

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • Welcome to Kowloon

More experimental

Games that feels like ARAYA but with more room to experiment and tinker

  • Fear the Timeloop - Prologue

  • The Walking Fish 2: Final Frontier

  • SCP: Fragmented Minds

  • Organ Quarter

  • BrokenLore: LOW

  • From The Darkness

Less violent

Games that feels like ARAYA but with less combat and destruction

  • Born Into Fear

  • Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

  • Left Alone

  • Wounded - The Beginning

  • Penumbra Overture

  • ColdSide

Less continuation-driven

Games that feels like ARAYA but with less of a pull toward endless continuation

  • The Night of the Scissors

  • [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件

  • Days Without Incident

  • Outlast

  • Vigil

  • AfterHours

More expressive

Games that feels like ARAYA but with more self-expression and customization

  • Shadow Corridor 2 雨ノ四葩

  • Pyromaniac

  • Hollow Cocoon

  • Metel - Horror Escape

  • DreadOut 2

  • Granny Remake

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ARAYA: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Experimenting, Relaxation, Strategy.

Last update: 21/08/2026