Dead Secret similar games & best alternatives

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Dead Secret

PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Mac, Oculus Rift • 2016

Should you play it?

Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .

What works

  • Engaging mystery story
  • Immersive atmosphere and sound design
  • Multiple endings
  • Accessible puzzles
  • Vr support enhances immersion

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Limited replay value
  • Clunky point-and-click movement
  • Dated graphics and voice acting
  • Some bugs and control issues in vr

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Father's Day

  • You Deserve

  • Within Skerry

  • Welcome to Kowloon

  • The Scourge | Tai Ương

  • The Beast Inside

More creative

Games that feels like Dead Secret but with more room to create and customize

  • Out of Sight

  • Layers of Fear (2016)

  • Luto

  • The Walking Fish 2: Final Frontier

  • Morphine

  • The Survey

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Dead Secret but with less survival pressure

  • God's Basement

  • The Guest

  • Rise of Insanity

  • Title_Pending

  • Shadows on the Vatican - Act I: Greed

  • ASYLUM

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Dead Secret: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026