Games Like Fear of Clowns

It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.

Why similar: Horror 73.6%, Action 9.7%, Indie 8.9%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the home-invasion tension of the seed game as you try to survive a night trapped with sinister entities.

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

Why similar: Horror 57.9%, Indie 22.2%, Action 19.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a gritty, VHS-style home invasion experience that captures the same low-budget, high-stakes atmosphere.

Survive a deadly clown in a haunted amusement park. Solve puzzles, search for items, and make choices that shape your escape. Death Park is a first-person horror game with multiple endings, tense stealth, and terrifying moments.

Why similar: Horror 46.3%, Adventure 20.5%, Action 18.6%, Indie 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a terrifying clown antagonist and exploration-based horror that aligns closely with the core theme of the seed game.

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: Horror 73.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: With its slasher-inspired aesthetic and creepy mascot, it provides a similar sense of dread and pursuit.

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: Horror 55.6%, Action 40%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building atmospheric, slow-burn tension that culminates in terrifying encounters, much like the seed game.

Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!

Why similar: Horror 84.4%, Indie 15.6%

Why You'll Like It: As a staple of mascot horror, it shares the same focus on surviving against nightmarish figures in a confined space.

Your parents left for the night, and you stayed at home alone, you were bored and you decided to call the Jester (Joker), but something went wrong... It looks like you succeeded, now the jester wants to play with you, hide and don't let him catch you, find a way to call the jester away.

Why similar: Horror 52.9%, Adventure 20.7%, Action 17.2%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused horror-escape experience centered around a clown antagonist.

Can you solve the evil mystery of this town and face the freaky clown and his horrors alone? Take on this horror adventure and play and discover the evil plans of the clown.

Why similar: Horror 41.2%, Adventure 36.8%, Action 22%

Why You'll Like It: This title directly addresses the clown-themed horror subgenre with an emphasis on mystery and action.

Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.

Why similar: Horror 49.1%, Adventure 22.5%, Action 16.9%, Indie 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It leans directly into the circus and clown horror tropes, making it a thematic successor to the seed game.

You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...

Why similar: Horror 65.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 12.9%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The core gameplay loop of being trapped in a house while avoiding a hostile pursuer is a direct parallel to the seed game.

If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.

Why similar: Horror 79.2%, Adventure 20.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on jump scares and environmental tension, making it an ideal choice for fans of the seed game's pacing.

You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!

Why similar: Horror 65.4%, Adventure 34.6%

Why You'll Like It: This classic indie horror title relies on exploration and evasion, capturing the same feeling of vulnerability.

You finally decided to call Momo. Momo is a horror game.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the internet-urban-legend style of indie horror that feels very similar to the seed game's tone.

It's 11pm. Your parents are asleep and Teddy is guarding the end of the bed. Something's moving in the darkness. The wardrobe is creaking and there's laughter behind the door. Night Blights, cruel and mischievous monsters have invaded your home. Can you survive till morning and protect your family?

Why similar: Horror 59.3%, Indie 40.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the fear of the unknown within a home setting, matching the seed game's core premise.

Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.

Why similar: Horror 69.1%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends fast-paced action with mascot-themed horror, providing a more polished take on the genre.

Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

Why similar: Horror 75.5%, Indie 9.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential indie horror experience that focuses on being hunted by an unstoppable force in dark environments.

One day you wake up and realise that nobody is home. You try to exit the apartment only to wake up again in your room.You are stuck in an endless cycle of loops with only one way out.

Why similar: Action 56.9%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The setting of a confined apartment creates a similar claustrophobic horror experience.

Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.

Why similar: Horror 78.1%, Action 21.9%

Why You'll Like It: The premise of infiltrating a house while avoiding a dangerous occupant mirrors the home-invasion aspect of the seed game.

You find yourself in a deserted territory of a country house, and when you try to get out, understand that it's impossible. One on one with ghosts and your task is to survive and only then to figure out what happened here...

Why similar: Adventure 27.6%, Horror 26.3%, Action 25.3%, Indie 20.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers an atmospheric indie horror experience that emphasizes jump scares and exploration.

Welcome home Amelia, familiar eyes are watching you, and they want to play. Home alone you can feel them. You can hear their footsteps. You need to move. You have limited visibility. Light a matchstick to see in the dark. Close your eyes. Start begging for your life.

Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Indie 32.7%, Adventure 30.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward indie horror experience set during the night, matching the seed game's setting.

Do not even try to close your eyes. You can't let the fear go. It is real. It is more real than you can imagine... "Statues" is a mix of survival-horror and action-adventure developed by Room710Games. The game based on the creepy enemies that only move when you're not looking at them.

Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Adventure 19.7%, Action 19.2%, Indie 16.9%

Why You'll Like It: The mechanic of being pursued by entities that move when you aren't looking creates similar tension to the seed game.

Who Knocks is a first person psychological horror game that will make your nightmares come true. You have just moved into a new home. Welcome the presences that will knock at your door. Solve puzzles, explore the environment and fight your nightmares.

Why similar: Horror 74.1%, Action 25.9%

Why You'll Like It: The title itself reflects the home-invasion theme, focusing on psychological horror and survival.

Your truck is wrecked, your flashlight is dimming and darkness surrounds you. Your fears come alive. Get to the generator and bring back the light before “The Keeper” finds you.

Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Indie 31.9%, Adventure 29.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the fear of the dark, which is a central element of the seed game's atmosphere.

A first-person horror game dealing with sleep paralysis. You are lying in bed, unable to move, experiencing creepy phenomena and having to survive until morning from ghosts.

Why similar: Horror 61.6%, Indie 21%, Adventure 8.8%, Action 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the vulnerability of being in a home environment while being hunted.

You have just awoken without knowing who or where you are. You can't remember anything but it is clear you are not alone.

Why similar: Horror 37.8%, Adventure 32.7%, Indie 29.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar indie horror experience with a focus on survival and psychological tension.

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

Why similar: Horror 56.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Action 14.7%, Indie 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a classic example of the walking-simulator style of indie horror that focuses on jump scares.

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Horror 71.4%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 6%

A lone clown explores a mysterious home. He meets strange inhabitants on his journey to discover why he exists. Join him, and you may discover a thing or two about yourself.

Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Horror 34.7%, Indie 26.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines the clown theme with a house-based exploration setting, making it a very close thematic match.

Taste the fear like never before

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a short, atmospheric indie horror experience that mirrors the seed game's pacing.

How would you like to know that an uninvited guest, about whom you know absolutely nothing, will come to you at night? One thing is clear, he is unlikely to come in peace. What will you do? Prepare for his visit? Will you take a knife or hide in the closet? It's up to you.

Why similar: Action 44.5%, Horror 43%, Indie 12.4%

Where home feels wrong, and you're anything but welcome

Why similar: Horror 56.9%, Action 19.8%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 4.7%

Meet a mysterious Clown and his abandoned circus. Will You dare to start a thrilling night excursion? If You dare to get into a barrel on the old, rusty cart, pushed by a strange Clown - get ready for an extreme experience.

Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Action 32.4%, Indie 25.4%, Horror 9.5%

Keep her calm. Keep her safe. Keep her in the light.

Why similar: Horror 31%, Adventure 25.1%, Action 24.5%, Indie 19.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being trapped in a vulnerable state, much like the protagonist in the seed game.

You wake up in the middle of the night in your cozy one-room apartment and notice something wandering around your five-story panel building. Your only task is to prevent these strange creatures from getting inside.

Why similar: Horror 50.8%, Indie 19%, Adventure 17%, Action 13.1%

Horror. Nightmare. Fear. Monsters. Madness. And again ... And again ....

Why similar: Action 37.7%, Horror 32.4%, Indie 29.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a raw, indie horror experience that prioritizes gore and jump scares.

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: Horror 62.4%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 17.9%

Alone in your childhood nightmare, you find yourself under attack by homicidal clowns who appear from a dark field of discarded toys. Kill the Klownz before they reach you...or die trying.

Why similar: Action 51.7%, Adventure 48.3%

The little ghost that appeared before your eyes seems to want to become a proper evil spirit. He'll scare you in a variety of ways, so rate him on whether he was scary or not.

Why similar: Horror 55.3%, Adventure 29.3%, Indie 15.4%

You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?

Why similar: Horror 71.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Action 10.2%, Indie 7.3%

Horror game where you need to do different tasks from horror creature received by your phone. And remember: Don't chat with MOMO!

Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 20.8%, Action 19.4%

Something is going on in the elevator of your new home.

Why similar: Horror 49.9%, Adventure 32.2%, Indie 17.9%

I wonder who's knocking there?

Why similar: Horror 67.5%, Action 32.5%

You are selected to be part of a circus, open the doors and beat the Clowns, solving the challenges before the clock ends.

Why similar: Action 39.5%, Adventure 31.2%, Indie 29.3%

『INVITATION To FEAR』 is a survival horror game for 1 to 4 players. After receiving one of the invitations, you will wake up in an unfamiliar place. Before long, you will realize that a terrifying creature is wandering around the building. Don't let "her" find you.

Why similar: Horror 70.9%, Action 29.1%

You woke up in a dusty room, in an unknown place, with no memory of how you got here. Your pockets are empty, and there is something outside the door producing frightening sounds.

Why similar: Horror 59%, Action 17.2%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 7%

Face Nekomew's nightmares in this spooky rhythm game!

Why similar: Horror 67.9%, Action 16.8%, Indie 15.3%

STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...

Why similar: Horror 42.6%, Adventure 21.7%, Action 17.9%, Indie 17.8%

You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?

Why similar: Horror 66.1%, Adventure 33.9%

Free Prologue to Stay Out Of The Farm, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.

Why similar: Adventure 35.2%, Action 30.7%, Horror 25.5%, Indie 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 73.4%, Adventure 23%, Indie 3.6%

Can you survive and kill the monster in the night forest? Or fall in a fight with this dangerous creature

Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Action 26%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 19.4%

Scary game PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK

Why similar: Horror 72.4%, Indie 27.6%

Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.

Why similar: Action 38.6%, Horror 29.5%, Adventure 18%, Indie 13.9%

Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Why similar: Horror 47.6%, Adventure 19.1%, Action 19%, Indie 14.3%

He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad, or good. So be good... for goodness sake... Santa Claws is coming to town.

Why similar: Horror 49.5%, Action 20.5%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 11.3%

Woke up in strange dark spot. Who has done it with you? And why? Try to get out from that scary place and stay alive...

Why similar: Horror 68.8%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 8%

You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.

Why similar: Horror 50.7%, Adventure 19.2%, Action 18%, Indie 12.1%

A horror game that challenges you to play three different games and diagnoses your tolerance for fear. “Surprise fear,” “hiding fear,” “escaping fear”—are you tolerant of all types of fear?

Why similar: Horror 62.8%, Action 26.3%, Indie 10.9%