Games Like I'm on Observation Duty 3

A spot the difference -type of puzzle horror game about monitoring live surveillance camera footage and spotting anomalies. Anomalies range from furniture movement to intruders. Fix anomalies by filing reports. You will need sharp eyes and good memory. The goal is to survive the entire night.

Why similar: Sokoban 14.6% ★, Psychological 13.9%, Lovecraftian 11%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Investigation 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel continues the core gameplay loop of monitoring surveillance cameras for supernatural anomalies.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Sokoban 16.7% ★, Psychological 13.9%, Lovecraftian 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Hidden Object 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Another essential entry in the series that expands on the anomaly-spotting mechanics with new environments.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Lovecraftian 14.7%, Hidden Object 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of testing your attention to detail against increasingly bizarre paranormal events.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological 15.2%, Hidden Object 14.2%, Lovecraftian 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A polished continuation that maintains the high-stakes surveillance gameplay of the original titles.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological 22.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Horror 12.7%, Investigation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The latest iteration in the series, offering refined graphics and new, challenging anomaly types.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.8%, Horror 30.7%, Puzzle 15.6%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original game that established the surveillance-based anomaly detection genre.

Your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies in the monitored rooms. Anomalies range from furniture movement to otherworldly intruders. When you spot an anomaly you have to file a report to fix it. You will need sharp eyes and good memory to survive the entire night.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.4%, Horror 34.6%, Puzzle 19.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry that solidified the series' reputation for intense, psychological surveillance horror.

A "spot the difference" horror game where you have to monitor cameras in a haunted house and report anomalies. You have no choice but to finish the job. Can you spot every anomaly? Can you survive the night?

Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Hidden Object 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mimics the surveillance-based anomaly detection mechanics with a focus on atmospheric 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: Hidden Object 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Mystery 11.7%, First-Person 9.1%, Puzzle 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on identifying anomalies in a looping environment, mirroring the core gameplay loop of the seed game.

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Hidden Object 18.2%, Puzzle 9%, Horror 8.6%, Mystery 8%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor to the anomaly-spotting genre by the same developer as Exit 8.

You are an observer tasked with monitoring surveillance footage for suspicious activity. This innocuous job soon takes a turn for the creepy, as anomalies begin to appear, from moving furniture... to them. Experience a real-time horror straight from horror-filled creepypastas!

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Hidden Object 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar point-and-click surveillance gameplay where you must identify supernatural disturbances.

You've been tasked to observe supposedly haunted locations. Observe and log paranormal events and use the tools at your disposal to gather data on any potential paranormal threats and exterminate them if necessary.

Why similar: Psychological 15.8%, VR 15%, Survival Horror 12%, Hidden Object 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the surveillance-based horror theme with a focus on identifying supernatural threats.

Can you survive the night watching the haunted house?

Why similar: Hidden Object 19.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 14.2%, Survival 12.9%, Mystery 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the same watch-and-report mechanic within a haunted environment.

Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!

Why similar: Hidden Object 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Psychological 12.4%, Horror 10.4%, Investigation 10%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game centered on spotting changes in your surroundings.

A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Horror 21%, First-Person 16.6%, Exploration 14.9%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on investigating strange occurrences in a static, looping environment.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Hidden Object 18.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, Survival Horror 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of monitoring a haunted location during a night shift.

You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

Why similar: Hidden Object 18.6%, Investigation 16%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration with the need to identify subtle environmental anomalies in a mysterious setting.

Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.5%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 11.8%, Survival 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar first-person psychological horror experience with hidden-object elements.

Observe every corner of your apartment by moving your camera along a rail that runs through the rooms. Find and take pictures of paranormal anomalies to exorcise them. Locked in your surveillance room, will you survive tonight's 8 rounds?

Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features atmospheric horror and hidden-object mechanics that align with the observation genre.

Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.

Why similar: Hidden Object 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Horror 11.1%, Surreal 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that requires careful observation of your surroundings to progress.

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: Psychological 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Surreal 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the anomaly watch gameplay loop within an office setting.

This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space

Why similar: VR 16.6%, Psychological 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 9.1%, Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the anomaly-spotting subgenre that focuses on identifying changes in a loop.

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: Psychological 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Hidden Object 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on investigating and monitoring haunted properties for supernatural activity.

Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.

Why similar: Psychological 21.6%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Horror 11.3%, Survival Horror 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on environmental storytelling and observation.

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: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 23.8%, Survival Horror 13%, First-Person 11.3%, Realistic 6.8%

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 20%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Hidden Object 7.6%

In an undisclosed location, somewhere on the floor of the Pacific ocean, is Station 117 - a classified research facility doing totally secret work. What you discover will change everything.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.7%, Adventure 26.5%, First-Person 24.4%, Realistic 15.4%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: Features environmental puzzle-solving and anomaly detection in a mysterious, isolated setting.

Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

Why similar: Hidden Object 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 8.1%

HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues

Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.8%, VR 16.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Investigation 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar VR-compatible psychological horror experience with a focus on mystery.

UFOPHILIA is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore areas marked by alien phenomena. Use specialized equipment to detect, identify, and photograph aliens—but do so at your own risk... They are watching you too.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 18%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 12.4%, First-Person 10.1%

Uncover a disturbing mystery in a haunted museum. Track and exorcise restless spirits using your rail-mounted camera, spot up to 130 anomalies, and photograph them before they take over, with you along.

Why similar: Psychological 18.2%, Hidden Object 16%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 9.9%, Mystery 9.7%

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: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 20.5%, Hidden Object 16.8%, First-Person 13.2%, 3D 6.4%

İBLİS 3: PHENOMENA is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious house set in realistic, slow-paced, atmospheric, and disturbing environments. It contains no puzzle or exploration elements; it is entirely built on tension and psychological pressure.

Why similar: Psychological 25%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 12.6%, Surreal 10.5%, Mystery 9.2%

"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 14.3%, Investigation 11.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Dark 8.5%

In Fear I Trust is a critically acclaimed first-person horror adventure. Explore eerie locations, solve puzzles and unravel the dark truth behind a secret soviet experiment in this story-driven psychological thriller.

Why similar: VR 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Investigation 13.4%, Psychological 13.1%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that uses puzzle-solving and observation to uncover a dark narrative.

Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Psychological 15.7%, Hidden Object 13.4%, Horror 12.5%, Investigation 11.7%

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: Psychological 15.9%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 8.2%

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 26.2%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Dark 7.4%, First-Person 6.7%

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: Psychological 24.9%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 18.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Dark 9.1%

Survive 6 hours as a night guard, monitoring for anomalies. Act fast, or risk losing your mind to the unexplained horrors that lurk beyond the screens.

Why similar: Psychological 26.6%, Investigation 23.3%, Mystery 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12%

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: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Horror 12%, Surreal 11.1%

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: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Horror 18.1%, Survival 9.9%, Dark 8.6%

DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.4%, VR 16.5%, Mystery 11%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Psychological 8.9%

Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Survival Horror 29.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, First-Person 7.8%, VR 7.1%

MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.

Why similar: Psychological 20%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11%, Surreal 8.6%

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: Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 14%, First-Person 10.9%

You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Psychological 18.8%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Mystery 9%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological 9.7%, Mystery 9.4%

Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: VR 25.5%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 11.9%, Exploration 5.9%

The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.

Why similar: Psychological 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 11.3%, Hidden Object 9.8%, Survival 8.3%

Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.

Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Horror 10.1%

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: Psychological 23.1%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 8.8%

A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.

Why similar: Psychological 16.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

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 28.4%, Horror 21.7%, Mystery 14.6%, First-Person 14.1%, Realistic 8.9%

A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.

Why similar: Hidden Object 24.4%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Investigation 13%, First-Person 7%

I got a job as a night guard. They promise to pay a lot, but for my own safety I have to follow strange rules. As you progress, you'll have to find keys and open locked rooms. A first-person game with elements of horror. Explore the hospital and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight.

Why similar: Hidden Object 18.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 9.5%

UNHEIM is a psychological horror surveillance game of exceptional difficulty in which you must not only report anomalies, but also learn to survive paranormal attacks. Every night is a fight for survival against lurking horrors.

Why similar: Psychological 28.6%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Hidden Object 10.9%, Mystery 8.5%

CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Surreal 13.2%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Horror 12.4%, Puzzle 9.2%

I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.

Why similar: Psychological 28.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 8.5%, Realistic 6.7%