Games Like A Night Duty

You are in a remote military outpost at Mount Abtos and you're tasked to guard it. The only things visible from there are an old shrine and the forest. Many are afraid of this infamous outpost because of the local folklore stories. Actually, too many stories... Will you be safe, all alone?

Why similar: Military 26.5%, Lore-Rich 25.4%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 14.7%, First-Person 5%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the military guard duty experience combined with atmospheric anomaly detection.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.1%, Horror 29.9%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational title for the anomaly-monitoring genre that inspired many of the mechanics found in A Night Duty.

Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.9%, Horror 16.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Adventure 9.7%, First-Person 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A highly focused anomaly detection game that emphasizes psychological tension and environmental observation.

"Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.3%, Horror 23.2%, Military 23%, Adventure 11.4%, First-Person 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the atmospheric tension of guarding a location while dealing with psychological horror elements.

A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.3%, Horror 22%, Simulation 14%, Atmospheric 13.6%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror experience that leans into the isolation and vulnerability of working through the night.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.1%, Horror 25.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.9%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: A pioneer in the anomaly-spotting genre that forces players to pay close attention to their surroundings in a confined space.

NiGHT SIGNAL is a short first-person horror experience that sees you breaking in a new television set, only to find that it picks up strange signals after dark. Hand crafted from flesh and clay.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 35.7%, Dark Humor 19%, Horror 12.7%, Simulation 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines simulation elements with dark, atmospheric horror to create a unique sense of unease.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.4%, Simulation 33.7%, Horror 27.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a masterclass in building horror through the repetitive, mundane tasks of a night-time service job.

A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.5%, Horror 24.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the investigative aspect of identifying supernatural occurrences in a walking-simulator format.

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Dark Humor 26.5%, Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Simulation 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and the slow-burn psychological horror of being alone in a dark, unfamiliar space.

A new Observer Gametype where you take on the role of an Observer tasked with guarding the HQ of the Project 13 Corp. . Prevent any Observer Prisoner, each potentially containing a anomaly, from infiltrating the HQ. Equipped with a high-tech binocular, your observation skills are the key to success.

Why similar: Simulation 36.8%, Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 18.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic simulation of night-shift duties that incorporates psychological horror and immersive-sim mechanics.

Welcome to your new summer job. Arthur Brooks, a 22 year old, starts a night job at Moon Gas Station. As he settles in, he experiences strange events that unsettle him. The urban legends about the gas station seem to come to life. Dealing with customers at night is deeply unsettling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Horror 21.2%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Simulation 12.9%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a night-shift setting to deliver a narrative-driven horror experience with a heavy atmosphere.

Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.

Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Atmospheric 23.6%, First-Person 12.8%, Adventure 12%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the psychological toll of working late-night hours in an environment that feels increasingly wrong.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.1%, Horror 27.1%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Adventure 6.3%, First-Person 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a submarine, it perfectly captures the dread of monitoring a hostile environment through limited sensors.

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.7%, Horror 24.8%, Atmospheric 12%, Adventure 9.4%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that turns a routine night shift into a fight for survival.

Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.3%, Horror 20.1%, Simulation 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Uses the familiar setting of an office at night to build tension through psychological horror.

A psychological horror game set in a Korean apartment building. Explore eerie occurrences throughout the complex and uncover the truth behind them.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.7%, Horror 22.2%, Atmospheric 17%, Adventure 7.1%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that emphasizes the claustrophobia of being trapped in a single location at night.

"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 48%, Horror 28.8%, Adventure 13.4%, First-Person 9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator that prioritizes atmospheric storytelling and psychological horror elements.

You are a young college student working the night shift as a security guard at a remote cemetery deep in the Arkansas woods. What starts as routine surveillance quickly turns into something far more unsettling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.9%, Horror 25.6%, Simulation 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual yet effective horror game that centers on the eerie nature of working a night shift in a graveyard.

Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Horror 20%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Simulation 13.9%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends mystery and psychological horror with the mundane task of night-time deliveries.

As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 45%, Horror 32.4%, Indie 9.3%, First-Person 8.6%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror experience that focuses on the psychological unease of the night.

Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——

Why similar: Psychological Horror 51.6%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Horror 15.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the investigation of supernatural phenomena within a specific, unsettling location.

You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 45.6%, Dark Humor 24%, Horror 14.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Adventure 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Incorporates dark humor and comedy into the horror experience, matching the tone of A Night Duty.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.4%, Horror 27.3%, Atmospheric 18%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 2%

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.8%, Horror 27.8%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Adventure 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%

A first-person horror game where you clean up after rowdy high school kids while also keeping a lookout for clues as to their disappearance. Scrub, vacuum, clean... die?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.8%, Horror 23.5%, Atmospheric 21.7%, Adventure 19.6%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the lonely, atmospheric experience of performing maintenance duties in a horror-filled environment.

Welcome to "Night Drive," a driving simulator that challenges you to navigate a seemingly endless night in search of anomalies to break a mysterious loop.

Why similar: Simulation 45.3%, Horror 30.9%, First-Person 9.6%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a night-time driving setting to create an immersive and atmospheric horror experience.

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.6%, Atmospheric 20.7%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 6.4%

Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 31.5%, Dark Humor 24.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Horror 7.6%

I got a job as a night guard. They promise to pay a lot, but for my own safety I have to follow strange rules. As you progress, you'll have to find keys and open locked rooms. A first-person game with elements of horror. Explore the hospital and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.8%, Horror 21.3%, Simulation 16.3%, Atmospheric 12.1%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines investigation and stealth mechanics in a way that feels similar to identifying anomalies.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.5%, Horror 28.4%, Atmospheric 20.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%, Indie 0.8%

Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.2%, Horror 20.9%, Atmospheric 15%, Simulation 14.2%, Adventure 7.4%

Night shift office cleaning. All that greets you, a new hire, is a dirty floor… and a formless sense of unease. In the silent floors above, something is unmistakably moving.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.2%, Horror 25.7%, Atmospheric 17.3%, First-Person 10.7%, Indie 4.2%

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.4%, Horror 27.8%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Singleplayer 4.9%

You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.2%, Dark Humor 19.1%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 10%

A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.6%, Horror 27.6%, Adventure 10.9%, First-Person 8.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%

You are on the night shift at the mall. While you were taking your post, your partner went missing. All the time you hear some kind of noise. You need to find out their origin and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms.

Why similar: Simulation 30%, Horror 28.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Atmospheric 12.5%, First-Person 6.7%

Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.7%, Horror 24.3%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Adventure 9.1%, First-Person 7.3%

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.4%, Simulation 17.9%, Horror 15.7%, Adventure 10%, First-Person 6.6%

You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 56.8%, Horror 36.6%, First-Person 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%, Indie 1%

A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Horror 19.6%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Simulation 12.9%, Adventure 9%

A spot the difference -type of puzzle horror game about monitoring live surveillance camera footage and spotting anomalies. Anomalies range from furniture movement to intruders. Fix anomalies by filing reports. You will need sharp eyes and good memory. The goal is to survive the entire night.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.9%, Horror 29.3%, Atmospheric 19.8%

You get a strange job. Your job is to patrol a 13th-floor apartment, look for anomalies...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.3%, Simulation 26.5%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 10.7%, Singleplayer 5.9%

You are on the night shift at the bank. You hear noises all the time. You need to find out what they are and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.7%, Horror 28.3%, Simulation 18.7%, First-Person 9.3%

An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you - only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.

Why similar: Dark Humor 37.3%, Psychological Horror 34%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Simulation 13.2%

Supermarket simulator meets horror. You’re a clerk at a 24-hour convenience store. During the day - serve customers and hit your sales goals. At night - beware of strange clients. Try to survive 7 days in the Far North.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Horror 20.2%, Simulation 15%, Atmospheric 15%, Adventure 7.2%

Strange Night II takes you to a mysterious hostel where your sanity will be put to the test.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.8%, Horror 30.3%, Indie 16.1%, First-Person 9%, Singleplayer 4.8%

You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 21.8%, Adventure 16.2%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Indie 8.6%

An atmospheric retro inspired survival horror game. Enjoy the late shift at 'The Month' in an abstract and unsettling night of terror, spooks and convenience.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 32.5%, Dark Humor 23.3%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Adventure 4.8%

All hell's breaking loose in a mysterious research facility and the only person who can save the day is the night shift security guard in the booth outside. Remotely control systems, guide scientists to safety or just… goof off? You’re not in danger. Yet.

Why similar: Dark Humor 32%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 15.4%, Simulation 11.6%, First-Person 5.3%

The war. Light versus darkness. It has been going on for thousands of years. One night, the Thousand-Year War suddenly knocked on your window. You will have to meet an uninvited guest.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Horror 20%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Atmospheric 13%, First-Person 5.4%

Every time you die, a new story begins. You are the nighttime security guard at a hospital. Your job is to monitor the hospital and fix problems when they happen. Every night, a new horror tale will unfold. If you can survive enough nights, you will learn the truth behind all the horror!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 43.9%, Lore-Rich 21.9%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.5%, Horror 24.4%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Adventure 6.3%, First-Person 4%

You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.

Why similar: Simulation 32.5%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Adventure 19%, Atmospheric 12.6%, First-Person 6.6%

In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Horror 20.7%, Simulation 17.7%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41%, Horror 24.7%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Adventure 6.3%, First-Person 3.7%

"Night Nite" is a horror comedy adventure game set in modern times. One day, mysterious events begin to unfold around you. What could be the true identity behind these occurrences?

Why similar: Atmospheric 21%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Horror 19.6%, First-Person 12.2%

전역은 오는가(My Military Life)는 제작자의 군 생활을 바탕으로 만든 추리·군대 쯔꾸르입니다. 저와 함께 군 생활을 하면서 사라진 분대카드를 찾아 무사히 전역하도록 합시다.

Why similar: Military 59.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Simulation 7.9%, Horror 4.4%

Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.

Why similar: Dark Humor 34.9%, Horror 18.8%, Lore-Rich 18.7%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 6.9%

A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.1%, Horror 23.5%, Atmospheric 12.9%, First-Person 8.5%, Adventure 8.5%