Hide and Shriek similar games & best alternatives

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Hide and Shriek

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

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!

What works

  • Unique 1v1 competitive gameplay
  • Creative rune and spell combination system
  • Fun jump scares and spooky atmosphere
  • Customization and cosmetic unlocks
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Only one map and game mode
  • Low player population and matchmaking issues
  • Lack of chat and social features
  • Repetitive gameplay over time
  • No updates or expansions since release

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dark Roll

  • LET IT DIE

  • Betrayal At Club Low

  • The DeadLine

  • Hot Lava

  • Suit for Hire

Less competitive

Games that feels like Hide and Shriek but with less competition against others

  • Indigo Park: Chapter 1

  • Glitched Out: Chapter 1

  • Dread X Collection 5

  • Propagation: Paradise Hotel

  • The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

  • Born Into Fear

More social

Games that feels like Hide and Shriek but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • UNDERWARD

  • Dark Hours: Prologue

  • Arcadegeddon

  • Get Stuffed!

  • Sinister Night 2

  • Light Bearers

More violent

Games that feels like Hide and Shriek but with more combat and destruction

  • Nightmare Reaper

  • PAPERHEAD EP.0

  • Anger Foot

  • Cat Warfare

  • Ratz Instagib

  • Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Longest Journey

  • Anarchy Online

  • Dune: Awakening

  • Conan Exiles Enhanced

  • Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Hide and Shriek. These titles are not in What to play next.

Hide and Shriek: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Status.

Last update: 21/08/2026