Games Like Departure

Your job sucks. Your relationship’s collapsing. And someone’s watching you from the shadows of Greasez’s. Welcome to the night shift.

Why similar: Time Management 20.3%, Investigation 18%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Thriller 8%, Choices Matter 6.8%

With stunningly realistic exterior and cockpit views, you’ll feel like a true pilot as you switch between multiple camera angles to find that perfect perspective. Fly through 40 challenging levels.

Why similar: Flight 41.5%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Physics 10.1%, First-Person 8.5%

A time-driven psychological thriller puzzle game where players monitor systems, analyze data, and solve logic-based challenges under extreme pressure. Every action costs time as you prioritize failures, make critical decisions, and race against a relentless countdown.

Why similar: Time Management 33.6%, Immersive Sim 21.1%, Thriller 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.1%, Horror 7%

Ultra-Realistic Flight Simulation

Why similar: Flight 36.1%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Moddable 11.4% ★, First-Person 7.4%, Simulation 7.2%

Beneath the Frost is a short, single-player, psychological horror game set on a frozen, desolate planet. You take on the role of the sole survivor of a spacecraft crash, using a robot companion to gather parts for an SOS device while uncovering an eerie mystery that suggests they may not be alone.

Why similar: Investigation 26.5%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Horror 8.8%, Linear 8.3%, First-Person 7.6%

You are a nurse trapped in a decaying hospital, surrounded by grotesque patients you must care for… for your own sake. Step into this psychological horror, uncover the reason for your punishment, and survive the darkness born from within yourself. But above all… stay away from him.

Why similar: Time Management 24.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Thriller 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Horror 10.4%

Step right up! into the role of a newly appointed ringmaster to orchestrate a circus, forge meaningful relationships with your backstage crew, and uncover secrets as you progress. Based on a true story.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.5%, Time Management 18.8%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, RPG 13.3%, Simulation 9.2%

The Gazebo is a short, narrative, psychological horror set in a garden during a snow storm. Tend to the plants, shovel snow, and complete other tasks for seven nights while getting to know your daytime counterpart Sara.

Why similar: Time Management 24.3%, Horror 19.9%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Immersive Sim 13%, First-Person 9.3%

Sewage Crisis: Origins is a first person horror game adapted from human experiments, which exposes the truth behind human experiments buried in hospitals through a terrifying supernatural event.

Why similar: Investigation 26.3%, Thriller 19.4%, Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, First-Person 10%

Step into the role of a professional cleaner in House Cleaner Simulator and turn the dirtiest, most cluttered spaces into spotless, organized homes. Every job is a new challenge where your attention to detail and efficiency truly matter

Why similar: Investigation 25%, Immersive Sim 21.5%, Strategy RPG 18.5%, Physics 12.7%, Linear 7.4%

One Late Night: Remake is a reimagined office horror experience where working late turns into a nightmare. Explore a haunted workplace, solve environmental puzzles, uncover a co-worker’s disappearance, and survive the presence of a dark entity bound to the building’s past.

Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Physics 14%, Linear 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

You finally landed your dream job as a flight attendant—too bad your passengers are a bunch of pesky cucumbers. Keep the cabin from crumbling into absolute mayhem, juggle unruly veggies and your sanity to ensure a (mostly) safe landing.

Why similar: Flight 26.9%, Immersive Sim 22.7%, Time Management 17.4%, Physics 16.6%, Simulation 11.6%

A lone pilot sent to the main asteroid belt, your task is to collect carapaces, dragon remains. But beware, they might not take too kindly to you collecting them. A short sci-fi, first person, indie, thriller/horror game. Triggers my Thalassophobia.

Why similar: Flight 37.3%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Thriller 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Linear 9.2%

You are a salary man who will experience terrifying situations due to a special illness, all while carrying out household chores.

Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Horror 12.7%, Psychedelic 12.6%, Linear 10.2%

Fly freely with a FPV drone in an 3D Pixel Art imaginary world covered in water ! Improve and perfect your skills with sensations close to a real drone in a warm and relaxed atmosphere!

Why similar: Flight 40.1%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Physics 16.6%, First-Person 8%, Simulation 5.3%

Why is it here? Where was it before? Has it always been here? In Subjugation you're put in charge of a containment chamber for one hour, housing a horror unknown to mankind. Maintain three different stations, oxygen, hunger, and anger, to keep it calm and complacent.

Why similar: Time Management 22.8%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Thriller 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Horror 9.8%

Story driven comedic Sauna Simulator / Mystery Horror Game. Heat a Finnish sauna without actually going to Finland.

Why similar: Time Management 20.7%, Investigation 19.6%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Psychedelic 10.5%, Horror 8.7%

Fight Risk is a minimalistic desk job game where you play as an air traffic controller trying to save a rogue flight. Master the communication systems before it's too late, or just wing it and see what happens!

Why similar: Flight 38.4%, Investigation 26%, Linear 9.4%, First-Person 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.3%

Experience true free flight in a realistic paragliding simulator with soft-body wing physics, dynamic wind systems, and authentic lift effects. Customize wings, mix harness types, and master soaring, cross-country, and powered adventures.

Why similar: Flight 45.3%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Physics 17.6%, Simulation 10%, First-Person 5.3%

ATC Flight Operator is an air traffic control simulation engine with a powerful interface that gives users complete control of their airspace. Are you capable of taking control of an iconic airport while preventing mid-air collisions, and still directing airplanes to land as quickly as possible?

Why similar: Flight 46.5%, Immersive Sim 23.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Time Management 10.2%, Physics 9.6%

Stay Still is a first-person horror adventure based on Vietnamese culture. The gameplay is focused on storytelling, puzzles and avoiding dangerous threats & spirits hunting you. Solve various puzzles, watch your surroundings, and of course survive.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Thriller 13%, Psychedelic 12.5%, Horror 10.4%

Run your own airport terminal. Manage security, scan passengers and baggage, control boarding, unlock new areas, and build a thriving aviation empire.

Why similar: Flight 33.3%, Time Management 28.9%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Simulation 12.3%, First-Person 5.7%

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: Time Management 23.4%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Thriller 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

VoiceATC Simulator is a realistic Air Traffic Control simulation game centered around interacting with the traffic using your voice. Sequence aircraft into the runways in real airport configurations and sectoring.

Why similar: Flight 39.5%, Immersive Sim 24.5%, Moddable 21.6% ★, Simulation 14.4%

Contact Protocol is a starship job simulator. When passing other ships on the way to Jupiter, you’ll check their details against company records and facilitate safe passage, but be wary - there are corporate competitors, smugglers, and more in the space lanes…

Why similar: Time Management 26.9%, Investigation 23.9%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

Run a Café is a game where you do just that, run a Café! Start from a bare bones Café and become the most successful coffee shop! Be sure you keep your customers happy and your store well stocked! Unhappy customers means less sales, and less sales means game over!

Why similar: Time Management 35.6%, Immersive Sim 23.5%, Physics 14%, Simulation 13.1%, First-Person 7.2%

Abyssopelagic is a first person atmospheric horror game set at the bottom of the Europian ocean where valuable resources are to be found, but have they gone too deep?

Why similar: Time Management 27.7%, Immersive Sim 17%, Horror 16.7%, Simulation 10.9%, First-Person 6.7%

Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Discover the innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story.

Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Psychedelic 13%, Linear 10.4%, Horror 9.9%, Physics 9.8%

You don't ask where the evidence comes from. You just decide what disappears. Inspect packages, destroy bloody materials with machines, or return clean ones. A dark management game in a corrupt pharmaceutical giant's basement, until the wrong package makes you question everything.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.4%, Physics 17.4%, Thriller 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%

A darkly comedic single-player narrative game where you chug drinks, obey absurd orders, and try to survive working for a deranged family business.

Why similar: Time Management 24.1%, Investigation 20.7%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Physics 12.2%, Choices Matter 6.7%

A psychological horror game set in an old roadside motel. Clean rooms, fix broken things, and welcome weird customers. Try to go your normal routine while struggling with your mental health

Why similar: Time Management 33.8%, Physics 16%, Horror 7.7%, Linear 7.5%, First-Person 7.1%

Identify Clients, find out what they want, and deliver items in a timely manner. If you make it to the end of the week you won't live to see another day of work!

Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Time Management 16%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Horror 11.5%, Linear 10.1%

Nothing good gets printed at 3 AM. Work the graveyard shift at a rundown copy shop. Smile at the strangers. Copy their files. But when the machine whirs, look deeper. There's a reason they came in the dark. Find out what they're hiding, before they realize you know too much

Why similar: Investigation 25.3%, Thriller 20%, Horror 18.9%, First-Person 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

As the pilot of a Void Rig, it's your job to transport dangerous creatures to various research facilities across the system. Use your ship's security cameras, drone, and other systems to solve problems and stay alive as you travel through The Void.

Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Horror 13.8%, Time Management 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%

Dive into the neon-lit virtual world as a hacker detective fighting rebellious AI programs, inspired by the "Tron" movie. Unleash hacking skills in a 'Minesweeper'-style game with RPG elements, save the virtual world from chaos while questioning who you are - human or another AI?

Why similar: Time Management 24.6%, Strategy RPG 23.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

An agency called the FED has identified an online group of potential threats. All they need is evidence to have them locked away. You are a new agent going undercover in that online group with the task of getting that evidence, by whatever means necessary.

Why similar: Time Management 32.2%, Investigation 24.9%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, RPG 9.8%, Choices Matter 5.8%

Screaming In The Basement is an inspired-by P.T. psychological horror game with an immersive atmosphere. You play as Mike, a fearless journalist determined to expose the truth, as he investigates a family brutally killed by a serial killer.

Why similar: Investigation 21.7%, Thriller 15.8%, Psychedelic 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Linear 8.2%

Start with just a shovel and build your snow plowing business across an open-world town. Take on jobs, expand your territory, and keep up with whatever the winter throws at you.

Why similar: Time Management 36.6%, Immersive Sim 28.4%, Simulation 15.2%, Stylized 8.6%, 3D 7.3%

Become a local hero! Fix doors, open locks and help damsels in distress.

Why similar: Time Management 28%, Immersive Sim 20.5%, Moddable 17.3% ★, Physics 12.1%, Simulation 8.2%

You've returned to your high school classroom, where time seems to stand still. You need to look around and find something unusual to get through the last 30 days of school.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.3%, Investigation 17.7%, Thriller 10%, First-Person 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.1%

A Roguelite strategy game that fuses highway survival driving with Chinese folklore-inspired, debt-based ascension.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 30.3%, Time Management 22.6%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, RPG 14.3%, Choices Matter 6.5%

This is a first person atmospheric horror game. The style of the game is influenced by old graphics trend (PSX games etc). You play as a part timer in a restaurant. You wash dishes, take out trash, pump the toilets and organize the table tops.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.4%, Horror 16.2%, Linear 12.2%, Stylized 11.3%, First-Person 8.8%

Experience working in retail with hardly any similarities to actually working in retail! Manage your time wisely to keep the shelves stocked, control the complaints of colorful and cranky customers, and be wary of the watchful eye of your manager to avoid being fired... or worse.

Why similar: Time Management 34.4%, Strategy RPG 29.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Horror 8.5%

Clean up the aftermath of terrible events in Bloody Cleanup Together, a co-op horror cleaning sim for up to 4 players. Remove blood, hide evidence, carry bodies, and restore every detail before anything is discovered. 🩸

Why similar: Time Management 26.6%, Immersive Sim 20.3%, RPG 15.4%, Physics 11.2%, Simulation 10.5%

> Die. Inherit. Evolve. Fight through dungeons, craft gear, brew potions, and collect relics — then die, pass your DNA to the next generation, and push deeper. Something is watching. Every death makes your bloodline stronger — but who benefits? An idle incremental RPG with a dark secret.

Why similar: Time Management 42.8%, Linear 19.9%, Strategy RPG 19.2%, RPG 9.9%, Simulation 8.2%

Test your skills at the world’s busiest airspaces in this air traffic control (ATC) simulator.

Why similar: Flight 36.3%, Time Management 28.3%, Immersive Sim 19.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Simulation 5.5%

Play as squad captain of the Critical Containment Threat Verification division and watch live surveillance feeds from CCTV to report any anomalies and survive the night.

Why similar: Time Management 38.8%, Investigation 30.7%, Horror 10%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, 3D 6.2%

This is a game for anyone who just wants to grill a steak. That’s it. You grill steaks. We’ve really focused on getting that jiggly meat texture just right.

Why similar: Time Management 40.7%, Immersive Sim 25.4%, Physics 19.9%, Simulation 7.7%, 3D 6.2%

Embark on a serene hot air balloon journey, but don't get too comfortable! The real-life-inspired physics can present a challenge as you navigate over towers and under clouds in this easy to learn (but hard to master) endless side-scroller. How far will you make it today?

Why similar: Flight 50.8%, Physics 19.8%, Simulation 12.1%, Linear 8.1%, Stylized 4.8%

CONCRETE is an atmospheric first-person exploration game presented with modernised retro 3D visuals. Explore large distinct environments packed with hidden secrets, collectables, puzzles, and physics objects to interact with.

Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Physics 15.6%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Horror 10.2%, First-Person 9.1%

Jax Vs. The World is a life sim turn based RPG about overcoming life's struggles. You play as Jax on a mission from a mysterious source. On this mission you come across obstacles and trials you might find in real life. In a world based on Birmingham AL. Can you accomplish mission impossible?

Why similar: Strategy RPG 30.6%, Time Management 28.6%, RPG 19.3%, Simulation 13%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Become a guild receptionist and save the world! Or pay back your debts! This is a simulation game of a receptionist. Serve the King or turn to the Demon King, the future depends on your choice!

Why similar: Time Management 28.8%, Strategy RPG 25%, Immersive Sim 20%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, RPG 7.6%

Fluid Flight is an RC flight simulator with a unique flight model. It is currently a work in progress.

Why similar: Flight 53%, Physics 23.2%, Simulation 16.9%, 3D 6.9%

Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Thriller 17.2%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Horror 10.4%

Master fast paced gravity manuevers in this arcade space game.

Why similar: Flight 41.1%, Physics 20.5%, Stylized 9.4%, 3D 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.6%

Figure out what type of entity is haunting your object, correctly dispose of it and try not to fall victim to madness. Progress to uncover new hauntings, make it to the end of the week and you might just get yourself a pretty paycheck.

Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Immersive Sim 18.7%, Horror 13.6%, Linear 10.3%, First-Person 10%

Don’t Blink. They’re Always Watching. Enter the haunting corridors of the Fukushima asylum, a short but intense bodycam-style horror game that will leave you breathless.

Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Physics 12.3%, Thriller 11.2%, Horror 10.5%

Gloam is an episodic first-person stealth RPG set in a uchronian dystopian world. Uncover the secrets of a theotechnocratic regime as you explore the countless possibilities of this immersive sim with its innovative mechanics. Will you succumb or embrace the gloaming?

Why similar: Strategy RPG 24.6%, Immersive Sim 23.8%, RPG 12.3%, Thriller 11%, Physics 10.8%