Games Like [Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Cinematic 20.3%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, First-Person 18.4%, Realistic 12.4%, Exploration 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the 'mundane life turned into a nightmare' structure that defines the Chilla's Art experience.

Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.2%, Exploration 22.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Casual 8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same episodic, narrative-driven horror style that emphasizes realistic tension over jump scares.

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

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.4%, 1990's 21.9%, Walking Simulator 15%, Realistic 12.1%, First-Person 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features the same core gameplay loop of performing repetitive night-shift tasks while being hunted by a supernatural entity.

Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.

Why similar: Cinematic 25.3%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Realistic 13.9%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: The isolation of a job-based setting combined with a slow-building threat makes this an essential companion to The Closing Shift.

The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Realistic 11.9%, Simulation 11.3%, First-Person 10.6%, Anime 10%

Why You'll Like It: As a spiritual predecessor, it perfectly captures the same urban Japanese horror atmosphere and mundane-job-gone-wrong premise.

Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, 1990's 25.5%, Immersive Sim 22.3%, Puzzle 9.7%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same gritty, VHS-style slasher-horror aesthetic while focusing on immersive, first-person survival mechanics.

The Radio Station | 深夜放送 is a Japanese psychological horror game.

Why similar: Psychedelic 12.8%, Abstract 11.9%, Cinematic 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, 1990's 10%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on a solitary, isolated workplace environment creates a similar sense of creeping dread.

A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!

Why similar: Survival Horror 48.4%, Cinematic 23%, Realistic 13.8%, 3D 9.6%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similar retro-horror vibe with a heavy focus on stalker mechanics and claustrophobic environments.

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: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Hidden Object 20.8%, Psychedelic 11.4%, First-Person 9.5%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the observation and anomaly-detection mechanics that often appear in the more psychological entries of the Chilla's Art catalog.

Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.3%, Anime 19.4%, 1990's 15.6%, Realistic 8.9%, 3D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It explores the terrifying reality of modern stalker culture, matching the thematic focus of The Closing Shift.

Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.

Why similar: 1990's 76.9%, Simulation 23.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at turning a mundane administrative job into a deeply unsettling experience through analog horror elements.

The Karaoke | ヒトカラ is a Japanese horror game about a high school girl at a Karaoke.

Why similar: 1990's 31%, Survival Horror 28.6%, Realistic 15.8%, First-Person 11.2%, 3D 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes the same 1990s aesthetic and claustrophobic setting to build intense psychological pressure.

The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, First-Person 19%, Exploration 14.4%, 3D 13.4%, Simulation 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the 'job simulation' gameplay loop where your routine tasks are interrupted by increasingly bizarre and terrifying events.

Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, Hidden Object 17.7%, Realistic 17%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The game uses a confined, public transit setting to deliver a masterclass in psychological horror and anomaly detection.

The Caregiver | 終焉介護 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game about a caregiver.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Hidden Object 21.7%, Immersive Sim 21.1%, FPS 19.4%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shifts the job-simulation focus to a more intense, narrative-heavy survival horror experience.

The Kidnap | 誘拐事件 is a Japanese horror game about a kidnapping incident.

Why similar: Survival Horror 47.2%, Immersive Sim 38.9%, 3D 11%, Adventure 3%

Why You'll Like It: It maintains the high-stakes, realistic tension found in the best of the Chilla's Art library.

Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.2%, First-Person 15.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Casual 12.8%, Exploration 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: The game effectively uses the 'delivery driver' trope to explore urban legends and supernatural encounters.

The Night Way Home is a Japanese survival horror game.

Why similar: Psychedelic 20.2%, Cinematic 17.3%, 1990's 15.5%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Realistic 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the vulnerability of walking home at night, mirroring the stalker-themed fear found in The Closing Shift.

Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.

Why similar: Simulation 20.2%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Action 11.1%, Casual 11%

Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the Japanese urban legend aesthetic, focusing on the horror of investigating haunted locations.

Hanako | 花子さん is a Japanese survival horror adventure game.

Why similar: Psychedelic 15.7%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Anime 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It draws heavily from Japanese school-based urban legends to create a nostalgic yet terrifying atmosphere.

Jisatsu | 自撮 is a Japanese found footage mockumentary horror game.

Why similar: Psychedelic 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Cinematic 12%, 1990's 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game explores the psychological horror of modern technology and social media, similar to the themes in Parasocial.

The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Hidden Object 26.6%, Immersive Sim 26.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Casual 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a confined, atmospheric setting to deliver a short but impactful horror experience.

Missing Children | 行方不明 is a Japanese horror-themed adventure game about a bully detective searching for reported missing children.

Why similar: Simulation 21.4%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Casual 12.8%, Action 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines investigation and exploration to build a narrative-heavy horror experience.

A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Immersive Sim 21.9%, First-Person 13.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Anime 9.7%

Aka Manto (赤マント Red Cloak), aka Red Cape or Red Mantle, is a Japanese urban legend about a masked spirit who wears a red cloak, and who appears to people using public or school restrooms.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Anime 9.6%, Exploration 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a more action-oriented take on classic Japanese urban legends while maintaining the signature art style.

Immerse yourself in an atmospheric psychological horror with a haunting VHS aesthetic. As a night-shift waitress at a secluded roadside café, serve strange patrons and feel mounting dread. Each night, the nightmare becomes more real, and someone is watching from the darkness. Can you survive?

Why similar: 1990's 14.9%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Life Sim 12.3%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.6%

The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Remake is a Japanese horror game that revolves around working at a bathhouse. A complete revamp of the original bathhouse.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.7%, Life Sim 19.9%, 1990's 14.5%, Realistic 9.7%, Puzzle 7.5%

Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Anime 13.2%, Simulation 13%, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The game captures the domestic horror of being in one's own home, which is a key element of the fear in The Closing Shift.

Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.

Why similar: Psychedelic 27.2%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Realistic 10.3%, First-Person 9.3%

The Sushi Bar | 寿司バー is a Japanese-style horror game where you play as a sushi chef working the night shift.

Why similar: 1990's 16.8%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14%, FPS 11.9%, Psychedelic 8.5%

Inunaki tunnel (or Inunaki village) is a famous Japanese horror spot where people have been killed or burnt to death.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Simulation 14.3%, Anime 12.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Exploration 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a quintessential example of the 'haunted location' subgenre within Japanese indie horror.

Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Cinematic 19.9%, Realistic 10.6%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Simulation 8.6%

You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.

Why similar: 1990's 18.4%, Walking Simulator 16%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Realistic 11.3%

Onryo | 怨霊 is a survival action horror game set in Japan. Your mission is to lift the curse of a haunted house using your exorcistic camera. As you explore the house and uncover its secrets, you will face enemies and puzzles.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Realistic 12%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the exploration of a haunted house, providing a classic J-horror experience with modern indie sensibilities.

Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Life Sim 16.4%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, 1990's 12.5%, First-Person 10.4%

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: Simulation 34.1%, Exploration 29%, 3D 19.5%, Action 17.4%

Nick Harrison, a new security guard at the Guadalupe Cemetery, believes he is taking on a peaceful night shift. However, as night falls, he soon discovers he was very wrong. Nick realizes the cemetery holds more than just the dead.

Why similar: Life Sim 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, 1990's 12%, Realistic 8%

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: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 9.6%, Survival Horror 9.3%

Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Hidden Object 18.4%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Realistic 10.3%, Puzzle 8.9%

A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

Why similar: First-Person 57.4%, Adventure 42.6%

This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..

Why similar: Survival Horror 27%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 9.3%

An unknown actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. A blend of cozy simulation, horror, and psychological depth, wrapped in a dark, noir-tinged atmosphere.

Why similar: Psychedelic 18.6%, Realistic 17.9%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, First-Person 13.9%, Simulation 13.9%

A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.

Why similar: Psychedelic 27.9%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Realistic 13.1%, First-Person 8.1%

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: Life Sim 21.5%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Realistic 12%, First-Person 8.3%

You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, 1990's 16.2%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Realistic 10.3%

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Hidden Object 22.7%, Realistic 17.8%, First-Person 17.7%, Simulation 15.1%, Exploration 11.6%

Saiko No Sutoka is a Horror Survival Game where you as a Protagonist must escape and avoid the crazy yandere girl who wants you dead.

Why similar: Anime 29.3%, Survival Horror 20.7%, First-Person 19.2%, Simulation 10%, 3D 9.9%

First-person horror game where you work the night shift at a Mexican convenience store, handling daily tasks while facing eerie and unexpected events.

Why similar: Life Sim 26.1%, First-Person 15.4%, Survival Horror 12.9%, 3D 9.4%, Simulation 9%

Yuki Onna | 雪女 is a PS1 inspired survival horror game. Some children went missing out of the blue. You receive a letter that says, "Come alone or I'll freeze them to death." Out of desperation, you decide to embark on a daunting rescue mission to an abandoned inn up the piercing cold mountains.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.8%, Anime 16.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Adventure 9.7%

Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.

Why similar: 1990's 23.6%, Exploration 21.7%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 12.4%

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: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Exploration 13.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Casual 9.9%

The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Cinematic 19.5%, Psychedelic 16.2%, 1990's 11.4%, Realistic 8%

Akai Onna | 赤い女 is a psychological J-horror game featuring a student.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.1%, First-Person 19.2%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, 3D 11.5%, Casual 8.5%

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: Immersive Sim 30.3%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Hidden Object 18.7%, Realistic 17.5%, Simulation 8.2%

Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.

Why similar: Hidden Object 26%, Immersive Sim 20.2%, Realistic 17.7%, Puzzle 16.2%, Survival Horror 11.4%

A large brown shadow lurks in the abandoned factory; the night hides her form.Something terrifyingly massive is concealed within this town.I think of her, and of the days I can never go back to.“KUMASAMA” is a horror adventure set in the present day.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Life Sim 20.3%, Simulation 13.2%, Anime 10%, Adventure 8.5%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, FPS 19.5%, 1990's 16.5%, Survival Horror 14.6%, First-Person 9.8%

The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.2%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Realistic 12.3%, FPS 11.8%, Simulation 9.2%

Turning onto an old road, the main character gets into an accident due to thick fog. Now he's trying to find someone who can help him. Forced to enter an old house, the main character finds himself trapped, from which it is not so easy to get out.

Why similar: Psychedelic 17.8%, Walking Simulator 17%, Cinematic 16.2%, 1990's 12.7%, Realistic 8.2%