Doorways: Old Prototype similar games & best alternatives

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Doorways: Old Prototype

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga

What works

  • Free to play
  • Good atmosphere and immersive audio
  • Challenging and engaging platforming
  • Developer notes provide interesting backstory
  • Runs well on minimal hardware

Things to keep in mind

  • No save system or pause menu
  • Short length with limited replay value
  • Clunky controls and occasional bugs
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some grammar and presentation issues in notes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Numbra

  • Ginkgo

  • Flicker of Hope

  • Devolverland Expo

  • Echoed World

  • Medusa's Labyrinth

More violent

Games that feels like Doorways: Old Prototype but with more combat and destruction

  • Outlast 2

  • DREADTOME

  • Vigil

  • Vanishing Realms™

  • Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh

  • Organ Quarter

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Doorways: Old Prototype but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Lorn's Lure

  • Understanding, The Game

  • Lethe - Episode One

  • Layers of Fear

  • Ad Infinitum

  • Sheepy: A Short Adventure

Choose your own criteria ->

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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.
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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).

Doorways: Old Prototype: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Continuation, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026