Reminiscence similar games & best alternatives

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Reminiscence

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2021

Should you play it?

You've only precious moments before time collapses onto itself to save your family. Warp, jump and rewind through time and space - and pray that whatever lives between it doesn't notice you.

What works

  • Creative time travel mechanic
  • Strong atmospheric horror and jump scares
  • Engaging narrative and story
  • Free to play
  • Well-executed environmental design

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay duration
  • Some bugs and technical issues reported
  • Limited puzzle complexity
  • Lack of replay value
  • Ending considered unsatisfying by some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Decay: The Mare

  • Paper Bride

  • Luto

  • Golgotha

  • A Place, Forbidden

  • Dead Take

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Reminiscence but with a stronger survival pressure

  • SCP: Daybreak

  • CAPTURED 2

  • SCP: Ground Zero

  • Shadows 2: Perfidia

  • Backrooms: Found Footage

  • We Went Back

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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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).
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  • 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 Reminiscence. These titles are not in What to play next.

Reminiscence: 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 Survival, Continuation, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026