SCP022 similar games & best alternatives

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SCP022

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

This is a short physics game about escaping from a closed chamber.

What works

  • Faithful scp-022 lore adaptation
  • Free to play
  • Challenging puzzle gameplay
  • Immersive horror atmosphere
  • Short and accessible experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short length
  • Language and achievement localization issues
  • Some bugs and optimization problems
  • Limited replay value
  • Lack of story depth and context

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Days Without Incident

  • The Night of the Scissors

  • AfterHours

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

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • Oakwood

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like SCP022 but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • In Sound Mind

  • Lost in Vivo

  • Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

  • Fear the Timeloop - Prologue

  • Infliction

  • Lethe - Episode One

Less violent

Games that feels like SCP022 but with less combat and destruction

  • Understanding, The Game

  • Decay: The Mare

  • Scauage

  • Buried

  • ESCAPE FROM BOYKISSER

  • Born Into Fear

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SCP022: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026