- #1 Stay Out of the House
97% matchVery Positive95% of 1,761 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 22.6%, 1990's 19.1%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Horror 14%, Old School 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the gritty, VHS-inspired retro horror aesthetic and the tense, immersive-sim gameplay found in the seed game.
- #2 My Friendly Neighborhood
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,292 reviews2023
Dev: John SzymanskiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.4%, Horror 14.5%, Lore-Rich 14%, First-Person 10.4%, Survival 10%
Why You'll Like It: It blends mascot-style horror with puzzle-solving and first-person exploration, capturing the surreal tone of the Barnyard Buds.
- #3 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
96% matchVery Positive83% of 3,184 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 54.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Realistic 9.8%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: As a masterclass in 'night shift' horror, this title forces you to perform mundane tasks while being stalked by supernatural entities.
- #4 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
95% matchVery Positive90% of 12,409 reviews2016
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 56.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.2%, Horror 29.3%, First-Person 15.3%, Survival 10.4%, Lore-Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive job-management horror game that popularized the 'survive the night shift' mechanic.
- #5 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
94% matchVery Positive89% of 946 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.1%, 1990's 19.6%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building dread through the isolation of a night-shift job, mirroring the lonely atmosphere of the burger restaurant.
- #6 Murder House
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,293 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 29.1%, Horror 25.1%, Old School 20.1%, Survival 9.1%, Realistic 7%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by Puppet Combo, this game delivers the same 80s slasher-horror vibe and pixelated, claustrophobic exploration.
- #7 Security Booth: Director's Cut
93% matchVery Positive90% of 287 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle HorwoodPub: Cloud Colony Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Old School 23.7%, Horror 22.4%, First-Person 22%, Atmospheric 17.3%, 3D 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines retro visuals with a high-stakes job simulation that keeps you constantly looking over your shoulder.
- #8 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
92% matchVery Positive94% of 32,569 reviews2017
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.1%, Horror 31.5%, Management 15.2%, First-Person 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a direct parallel to the management-meets-horror loop, requiring you to run a business while managing supernatural threats.
- #9 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,820 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Survival Horror 20.8%, First-Person 17.2%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a similar sense of escalating dread and retro-inspired exploration within a confined, eerie space.
- #10 Poppy Playtime
90% matchVery Positive88% of 132,662 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Survival Horror 23.7%, First-Person 12.6%, Lore-Rich 8.4%, Survival 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same mascot-horror elements and first-person puzzle-solving that fans of the Barnyard Buds will recognize.
- #11 JANITOR BLEEDS
91% matchVery Positive87% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 28.8%, First-Person 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, 3D 13.5%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a unique retro-horror atmosphere and exploration mechanics that reward players for interacting with their environment.
- #12 The Baby In Yellow
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,146 reviews2023
Dev: Team Terrible
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 Humor 32.9%, Horror 17.4%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person horror experience that leans into the same bizarre, fever-dream atmosphere as the seed game.
- #13 Rewind Or Die
88% matchVery Positive94% of 432 reviews2023
Dev: Comp-3 InteractivePub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.9%, Horror 16.6%, Old School 14%, Survival 11.3%, First-Person 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that focuses on the tension of being trapped in a workplace setting while things go horribly wrong.
- #14 Garten of Banban
89% matchMixed53% of 12,506 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.5%, Horror 19%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, First-Person 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes the popular mascot-horror trope to create a disorienting and unsettling environment for the player.
- #15 Kiosk
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,518 reviews2025
Dev: Vivi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Immersive Sim 20.3%, 1990's 14.3%, First-Person 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the cooking and management mechanics of the seed game while wrapping them in a psychological horror narrative.
- #16 Dollmare
85% matchVery Positive94% of 2,009 reviews2024
Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 33.4%, First-Person 23.3%, 3D 14.8%, Realistic 14.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person psychological horror game captures the same feeling of being watched while navigating a surreal, 3D environment.
- #17 Andy's Apple Farm
86% matchVery Positive89% of 669 reviews2021
Dev: M36 Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Play minigames and discover the hidden truth in this retro-style horror game
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Immersive Sim 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: The pixel-art style and underlying psychological horror mirror the deceptive, cartoony-yet-dark nature of the seed game.
- #18 Coffin Mall
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: O. KayaPub: OKSoft
Windows
An atmospheric retro survival horror game. Your first night on the job as a mall cop gets rudely interrupted, and you must survive somehow.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.5% ★, 1990's 17%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 12.4%, Old School 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a stylized, atmospheric horror experience that emphasizes exploration and a sense of unease in a public space.
- #19 PAGER
84% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.1%, Dystopian 17.7%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that prioritizes exploration and a slow-burn, atmospheric dread similar to the seed game's quieter moments.
- #20 The Cabin Factory
84% matchVery Positive91% of 3,493 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Immersive Sim 23.2%, Horror 22.9%, First-Person 11.8%, Survival Horror 11%, Atmospheric 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an immersive-sim experience with a heavy focus on atmosphere and the consequences of player choices.
- #21 The Boba Teashop
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,170 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Horror 21.6%, Immersive Sim 20.9%, Management 18.8%, First-Person 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a first-person, atmospheric horror experience centered around running a small, potentially haunted business.
- #22 True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Frost Fox Studios
Windows
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 22.4%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an adventure-simulation blend that captures the feeling of working in a lonely, roadside location.
- #23 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
81% matchVery Positive91% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
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: Survival Horror 26%, Horror 13.2%, Realistic 12.9%, First-Person 10.8%, Time Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that places you in a roadside diner, directly echoing the setting and themes of the seed game.
- #24 HELLMART
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 908 reviews2026
Dev: GAZE IN GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 20.7%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Horror 16%, Realistic 11.9%, First-Person 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-horror game where you must manage a retail store while dealing with supernatural occurrences.
- #25 Corner Shop: NightShift
79% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
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 23.6%, Immersive Sim 17%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the shop-keeper simulation aspect, forcing you to balance customer service with the dangers of the night.
- #26 Greed's Grub
81% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Brolokko
Windows
You don’t remember exactly what you did, just that it had to have been real bad, if this was your punishment. Five days of community service in this greasy, rotting excuse for a burger joint. Just five days, and you’re free. That’s all you have to endure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Immersive Sim 21.8%, Horror 19.4%, First-Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the management of a food-based business under the threat of survival-horror elements.
- #27 Midnight Shift
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Shatter Glass games
Windows
A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.
Why similar: 1990's 19.3%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Horror 16.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Old School 13%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the isolation of the night shift, combining first-person exploration with sudden, intense horror encounters.
- #28 Human Fast Food
79% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Bricchi Games
Windows
A cooking simulator where you run an underground fast food for monsters and serve them with human meat. Improve your kitchen appliances, unlock new recipes, manage your stock and keep the monsters well fed.
Why similar: Time Management 34.3%, Management 22.7%, Immersive Sim 22%, First-Person 7.9%, 3D 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy game that highlights the stress of time-management and cooking in a dark, horror-adjacent setting.
- #29 ORDER 13
78% matchVery Positive86% of 1,359 reviews2025
Dev: Cybernetic WalrusPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 24.8%, Immersive Sim 22.5%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 12%, Realistic 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines survival-horror with immersive-sim elements, creating a tense, first-person experience.
- #30 Zombie Diner Simulator 🥩 💀
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Octo Games studio
Windows
Zombie Diner — In a post-apocalyptic world, you run the only diner for the undead. Cook grotesque meals, serve hungry zombie patrons, and blast those who lose patience. Survival, management, and dark humor all on the menu!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.9%, Management 18.4%, Realistic 11.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It brings a more action-oriented approach to the diner-management horror genre, focusing on survival against waves of enemies.
- #31 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
76% matchVery Positive94% of 313 reviews2025
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
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: Survival Horror 22%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Horror 19%, First-Person 13.4%, Realistic 11.1%
- #32 Bad Cheese
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 567 reviews2025
Dev: Simon LukasikPub: Feardemic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation. Step into the tiny paws of a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom's away. Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY.
Why similar: Horror 38%, First-Person 27.1%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 5.2%
- #33 Happy's Humble Burger Barn
77% matchVery Positive92% of 407 reviews2021
Dev: Scythe Dev TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Have you ever DREAMED of working at the best burger place ever? Your dream is about to become a reality as you just landed a brand new job at Happy's Humble Burger Barn! Welcome to Happy Humble's Burger Barn, home of the chilled beef burger, can we take your order?
Why similar: Time Management 20.3%, Dystopian 16%, 1990's 15.5%, Horror 9.4%, First-Person 7.9%
- #34 Five Nights at Freddy's
75% matchVery Positive94% of 57,765 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 35.1%, Survival Horror 31.3%, First-Person 11.9%, Survival 9.6%, Lore-Rich 6.2%
- #35 Harvest Island
74% matchVery Positive83% of 272 reviews2023
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
Discover your sinister purpose in this horror farming game. Your idyllic farm life can't be trusted. Keep up with the façade as you give your crops to the gods. Explore the ominous island and question everything. You must fake your blissful farming days. Your life depends on it.
Why similar: Horror 35%, Lore-Rich 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Adventure 10.3%
- #36 MADiSON
74% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 28.2%, Survival Horror 26.6%, First-Person 13.2%, Survival 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #37 Tattletail
75% matchVery Positive95% of 4,910 reviews2016
Dev: Waygetter ElectronicsPub: Little Flag Software, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
It’s Christmas 1998. The world’s most annoying toy just came out, and yours won’t stay in his box. Can you stop Tattletail from getting you in trouble before the bloodthirsty Mama Tattletail hunts you down? Story-driven first person horror. New DLC Included!
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, 1990's 24.8%, Horror 22.9%, First-Person 13.2%, Survival 6.3%
- #38 Overtime Anomaly
73% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
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 33.6%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Realistic 15%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 13.2%
- #39 The OG Cake Factory
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Glaseeze
Windows
You've woken up in this magnificent cake factory, but soon realize that a crazy chef is after you… Get ready to bake cakes in this stressful First-person Horror game!
Why similar: Old School 16.9%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 16.8%, 1990's 15.3%, Immersive Sim 12.2%
- #40 At Tony's
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 200 reviews2024
Dev: GoodSleepGames
Windows
At Tony's is a first-person horror experience taking place in a haunted pizzeria. The last night shift worker vanished mysteriously, it's your turn to step in to help the family's business.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 36.9%, Survival Horror 34.4%, Horror 16.6%, First-Person 12.1%
- #41 While We Wait Here
71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,242 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Why similar: Horror 43.2%, First-Person 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Atmospheric 14%, Adventure 2.9%
- #42 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
71% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 35.3%, Survival 16.5%, Realistic 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #43 Shift 87
72% matchVery Positive88% of 204 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: First-Person 27.7%, Horror 23.3%, 3D 16.3%, Realistic 14.2%, Adventure 11.2%
- #44 Manny's
72% matchVery Positive92% of 686 reviews2023
Dev: Bonemeal Productions
Windows
A starving castaway on a deserted island discovers that a fast food restaurant appears once the sun goes down. As if beckoning him inside in his most desperate hour of need, this stranded soul will have to work for his meal...and for his life!
Why similar: Survival Horror 37.2%, First-Person 19%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Realistic 12.6%, 3D 9.3%
- #45 DEATH BURGER
70% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: lemorion_1224
Windows
A cheerful man excitedly arrives at a popular burger shop in town. However, it turns out to be a terrifying facility controlled by the evil Emperor "Pattypatine"! Ravenous, rampaging burgers are everywhere... Fight back with the shining fries, the "Potato Saber"!
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Conspiracy 21.6% ★, Realistic 17.4%, 3D 10.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #46 Fast Food Simulator
69% matchVery Positive91% of 8,818 reviews2024
Dev: No Ceiling Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to the world's most chaotic place! Play solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Run a fast-food restaurant, and work with your friends to expand your business. Take orders, make burgers, and increase your earnings by dealing with customers.
Why similar: Management 53.9%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, First-Person 12.8%, Realistic 9.9%, 3D 6.7%
- #47 Tostchu
70% matchVery Positive84% of 607 reviews2024
Dev: Ravenscape CollectivePub: Mars Bacon LLC
Windows
A slow-burn atmospheric horror game about managing a toast shop in a desolate location in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Make toasts for customers, cash in, buy more ingredients, and witness strange events unfolding.
Why similar: 1990's 19.8%, Time Management 17.4%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Old School 13%
- #48 The Backrooms: Lost Tape
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,325 reviews2022
Dev: Cortez Productions
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23%, Time Management 19.7%, Horror 16.6%, Lore-Rich 15%, First-Person 8.7%
- #49 Dishwashing Simulator
69% matchVery Positive88% of 512 reviews2024
Dev: Frinky
Windows
A short, unique survival-farming-base-building-tycoon-horror game where you must survive through washing dishes. Explore mysterious depths, manage resources, and unravel a cryptic narrative. In DWS, a chore becomes a journey to freedom.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Immersive Sim 24.3%, Management 17.1%, First-Person 8.1%, Horror 7.3%
- #50 Water Delivery
68% matchVery Positive87% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Frozen Lake Software
Windows
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 34%, First-Person 23.3%, Atmospheric 19.7%, 3D 11.6%, Adventure 11.5%
- #51 House
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Survival 16.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #52 The Cooking Class
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Another Dev Company
Windows
Come Cook With Us! Let's learn together how to cook delicious meals for you and your family. Because remember, can't live with an empty belly! Find the right VHS scattered around the house through a random system of placement in order to find the code to escape the house. Good Luck!
Why similar: 1990's 22%, Survival Horror 17%, Horror 14.4%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Adventure 10.6%
- #53 Dodgy Deliveries
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,299 reviews2025
Dev: Tomas GonzalezPub: Deliver Games
Windows
Co-op "Horror" game about running a delivery service with your friends! B̵̨̦͓͖̹̪̥̮͛̀̏̈́̐̔̉Ę̴̤̦̤͓̰̤́͗̚ ̵̨̺͓̱̞͔͉͙̀̂͂͋͠͠Ç̸̫͈̋͋͆̋̾̑̕͜Ä̴̛̟͑͛͋͂̌̕͜͝R̵̛͎̮̜̒̽̈́͂̓̒͘Ę̸͉̙̎̀͐͆Ḟ̶̼͖̭͇̗U̸̡̫͇̤̭̪̦̣̔Ḷ̶̛͖̙͗̋̈̇̕ ̷̡̢͕̦̜͚̌̎̃̔Ā̷̧͇͎̳͔̩̜̤̗͊̋Ţ̸̭̩͚̮͖͇̹̬̾ ̷͍̞̰͈̻̣͚̂̾ͅN̵̛̤͒̏̒͝Ḯ̵̡̘͇̖̏͘Ģ̸̛͙̥̞̽̀͒͜H̶̲̜̺̐̄͋͊̍̈́͘͜T̴̯̲̳̪͚̜̼̈͠
Why similar: Time Management 24.5%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Horror 19.3%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, First-Person 9.3%
- #54 Cakey's Twisted Bakery
68% matchMixed69% of 1,299 reviews2024
Dev: TinyMindz
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
It's bake or die at Cakey's Bakery, where human children are the secret ingredient to strange monsters' delicious pastries. Find the recipe for survival to escape the bakery and it's sweet and scary staff!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.3%, First-Person 15.5%, Old School 15.2%, Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%
- #55 Paranormal Cleanup
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,088 reviews2025
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 25.2%, Horror 19.6%, First-Person 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Realistic 12.4%
- #56 Unemployment Simulator 2018
66% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
Windows
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 Humor 40.1%, Immersive Sim 24.3%, Horror 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #57 Nightmare Shift
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
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 20.6%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, 1990's 15.9%, First-Person 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #58 Employee of The Month
67% matchVery Positive97% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Projeckt Skeleton
Windows
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: Survival Horror 26.5%, Dark Humor 20.1%, Old School 19.2%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #59 NIGHT SHIFT NIGHTMARE
65% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Taco Al Pastor Dev
Windows
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 38.9%, First-Person 23.3%, Survival Horror 17.1%, 3D 13.4%, Adventure 7.4%