Games Like Creepy Shift: House For Sale

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 22.3%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Demons 9.1%, Realistic 8.4%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the same series DNA, focusing on high-stress shift work mixed with supernatural horror elements.

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

Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Demons 13.9%, Supernatural 12.7%, Mystery 9.5%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the blend of detailed, methodical job simulation and terrifying, atmospheric horror.

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: Survival Horror 22%, Immersive Sim 20.7%, Horror 19.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Realistic 11%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a staple of the job-simulation horror genre, requiring you to manage a fast-food restaurant while surviving nightmarish encounters.

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%, Immersive Sim 23.3%, Horror 22.1%, First-Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that traps you in a hostile environment where you must manage resources and stealth to survive.

RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.

Why similar: Psychedelic 34.9%, Realistic 12.5%, Horror 12.4%, Simulation 8.1%, Walking Simulator 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title focuses on the eerie process of restoring a location while dealing with psychological horror.

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: Psychedelic 18.9%, First-Person 15.4%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the liminal, unsettling nature of shift work and observation in a confined, realistic setting.

Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, First-Person 10.9%, Realistic 9.3%, Simulation 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that forces you to balance construction tasks with the need to survive a psychological horror scenario.

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 31.7%, Horror 28.9%, Dark 17.7%, Action 12.2%, Mystery 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific anxiety of working a late-night shift in a service job while being stalked by an unknown 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: Horror 40.7%, First-Person 16%, Realistic 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This episodic horror game excels at placing the player in a solitary job role where they must survive a slow-burn, realistic threat.

You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.

Why similar: Horror 23%, Simulation 15.9%, First-Person 15.4%, Supernatural 14.3%, Realistic 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines simulation mechanics with a disturbing, first-person horror aesthetic that mirrors the seed game's tone.

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: Immersive Sim 14.4%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.4%, Realistic 10.1%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game turns the mundane experience of retail work into a survival-horror scenario with choices that impact your outcome.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Survival Horror 22.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.5%, Realistic 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: While less focused on job simulation, it is the gold standard for the atmospheric, first-person horror and environmental storytelling found in the seed game.

You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.5%, Horror 15.6%, Demons 14.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Mystery 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game centers on the morbid, repetitive nature of a specific job role within a dark, atmospheric horror setting.

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: Horror 21.3%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, First-Person 15.2%, Simulation 10.4%, Walking Simulator 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the 'shift-work' trope, creating a tense atmosphere through repetitive, first-person gameplay.

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

Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.8%, Supernatural 15.8%, Realistic 14.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Horror 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific dread of working alone at night, utilizing puzzle-solving and exploration to build tension.

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: Horror 17%, Demons 12.5%, Mystery 11.4%, First-Person 11.2%, Supernatural 11%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the isolation of a delivery job, using atmospheric horror to turn a simple task into a terrifying ordeal.

Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.

Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Simulation 14.6%, Survival Horror 14.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Dark 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an intense simulation experience where you must manage computer tasks while avoiding real-world threats.

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: Survival Horror 27.7%, Horror 22.7%, Realistic 14.6%, First-Person 14.3%, Action 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a direct thematic match, focusing on the dangers of working late-night hours in a first-person perspective.

Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Psychedelic 18.6%, Horror 15.7%, Realistic 11.4%, Supernatural 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a survival-horror experience that emphasizes exploration and action in a dark, mysterious environment.

In this story focused horror game, you are a priest! And you need to help a family with their cursed house, explore, follow your visions, find the root, and exorcize it!

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Horror 15.6%, Demons 11.5%, First-Person 10.5%, Supernatural 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a strong atmospheric horror experience that complements the seed game's focus on investigative, first-person gameplay.

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: Horror 37.7%, First-Person 21.7%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Simulation 13.9%, Immersive Sim 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a retro-inspired, first-person horror experience centered on the dangers of working after hours.

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

Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Survival Horror 17.6%, First-Person 15.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Walking Simulator 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes the first-person perspective and walking-simulator mechanics to build a sense of unease during a night shift.

DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.

Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Supernatural 12%, First-Person 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the psychological and supernatural elements of horror, creating a similar sense of dread to the seed game.

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: Horror 21.1%, Psychedelic 16%, Simulation 12.8%, Realistic 12.2%, First-Person 11.7%

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: Horror 45.4%, Dark 19.2%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13%, Story Rich 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at building realistic, job-adjacent tension that escalates into a full-blown horror experience.

You wake up in a dark warehouse, tasked with packing orders while something lurks in the shadows. Work fast, stay safe, and protect your cat. He’s all you’ve got.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Horror 12.8%, First-Person 9.4%, Realistic 9%

The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?

Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Mystery 24.3%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Action 6.1%

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: Immersive Sim 18.3%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.8%, Realistic 11.7%, First-Person 10.7%

You've been hired by a real estate agency to photograph their listings at night, giving them a unique look online. Grab your camera, explore dark, quiet homes, and capture every required shot before the property notices you. Uncover the truth: why do these listings need to be photographed at night?

Why similar: Horror 21%, Mystery 13.6%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Realistic 9.1%

What seemed like an easy job, descends into something horrifying. Explore mysterious house, that holds dark secrets, in this first person horror experience.

Why similar: Psychedelic 51.4%, Horror 30.5%, First-Person 12.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%, 3D 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title rounds out the list by focusing on the high-stakes, job-based horror premise that defines the seed game.

Brian Lewis buys an old house, hoping for a quiet and orderly life. But on the very first night, the house begins to behave strangely... What starts as a harmless incident slowly turns into something far more terrifying... What if someone else is inside?

Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Realistic 14.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Supernatural 11.5%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.

Why similar: Psychedelic 21%, Horror 15.9%, Realistic 10.7%, First-Person 10%, Supernatural 8.3%

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Horror 20.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Realistic 9%

Trapped in an infinite shift, you are the sole clerk of purgatory’s only convenience store. Manage stock, pay your taxes and keep nightmarish creatures at bay as you uncover the secret of why your shift never ends. Clock in. Serve the dead. Survive the shift.

Why similar: Horror 27.9%, First-Person 17.5%, Simulation 16.8%, Mystery 14%, Dark 10.7%

A PSX Horror where the bizarre is routine. Survive 5 nights managing a gas station infested by 10 entities with unique death animations. Unravel the mystery buried beneath the fuel pumps before your shift ends in one of 3 endings.

Why similar: Survival Horror 31.2%, Horror 29.3%, Simulation 18.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.8%, Horror 19.8%, Demons 14.2%, First-Person 13.4%, Realistic 13.1%

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Realistic 13.8%, First-Person 12.9%, Demons 11.7%, Dark 10.2%

Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.

Why similar: Horror 37.9%, First-Person 12.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Supernatural 8.5%, Action 6.9%

First-person psychological horror about ignorance and attempts. Protect yourself as a lone carpenter, hastily look for materials in your house to board up a door that shouldn’t exist. At any cost.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, First-Person 17.2%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Simulation 9.3%

A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.

Why similar: Horror 21.5%, First-Person 14.8%, Realistic 12.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Dark 10.9%

Detective Wyatt confronts a chilling mystery as he investigates a housemaid's disappearance. Unearth sinister secrets as you navigate through a haunted house, where every shadow hides a lurking terror.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Horror 22.1%, Demons 17.2%, First-Person 12.3%, Dark 8.2%

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: Immersive Sim 16.9%, Horror 15.6%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Realistic 10.5%

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Survival Horror 22.6%, First-Person 12.6%, Dark 11.3%, Demons 7.9%

Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.

Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Supernatural 15%, First-Person 14.3%, Dark 7.3%

Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.7%, Horror 21.9%, Realistic 13.6%, First-Person 12%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

Scary Shadow Spot: Last Farewell - Haunted by his past, Mark explores a haunted house where nothing is as it seems. Chilling puzzles and shocking truths await. Are you ready to uncover the mystery hidden in the shadows?

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Realistic 17.3%, First-Person 14.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Walking Simulator 9.6%

Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, First-Person 22.2%, Mystery 19.2%, Dark 13.9%, Action 8.5%

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: Horror 21.2%, Realistic 16%, Supernatural 12.3%, Dark 10.6%, Mystery 10.2%

Cursed Bet is a horror game where you play from a body camera perspective. Enter the abandoned preschool, the subject of terrible rumors, in the midnight. Struggle the cursed doll Ebeleen as you investigate the school's dark past. Will you be able to destroy him and his curse?

Why similar: Horror 16.4%, Survival Horror 14%, Supernatural 11.2%, First-Person 10.4%, Realistic 9.8%

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: Horror 24.8%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, First-Person 14.1%, Realistic 14.1%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

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 22.8%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Supernatural 13.5%, Realistic 13%, Horror 10.4%

It's 2016. Explore through your house in the middle of the night and complete your chores before the water you put on the stove starts boiling. Sounds easy, right? If only you hadn't said things you would soon regret.

Why similar: Survival Horror 34.2%, Horror 28.5%, First-Person 17.6%, Dark 8%, Action 5.7%

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: Immersive Sim 25.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Realistic 13.9%, Horror 13%, First-Person 11.2%

Move silently. Clean thoroughly. A 3D horror action and cleaning simulation featuring Kao’s real products. Clean the villa, solve hidden puzzles, and escape while your performance affects the home’s appraisal value. A unique blend of suspense and cleaning awaits.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Simulation 15%, First-Person 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.3%

Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!

Why similar: Horror 78.4%, Action 12.1%, Walking Simulator 7.8%, Indie 1.8%

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Psychedelic 23%, First-Person 11.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Dark 10%

Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".

Why similar: Horror 30%, First-Person 19.6%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Mystery 9.4%, Dark 7.3%

An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide.

Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Survival Horror 22.4%, First-Person 12.7%, Simulation 11.6%, Mystery 10.9%

After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...

Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Supernatural 17.9%, Atmospheric 13.6%, First-Person 12.4%, Walking Simulator 8.1%