Nodal

Games Like I'm on Observation Duty 5

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological Horror, Horror, Singleplayer, Atmospheric.

I'm on Observation Duty 5 header art

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?

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 96% — of 795 reviews
Released: 2022-05-13
Developer: Notovia
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 3.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 82%

Similar Games

View all 60 recommendations
  1. #1 I'm on Observation Duty 4
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 839 reviews2021
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 19.5%, Psychological 12.6%, Lovecraftian 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 8.7%

  2. #2 I'm on Observation Duty
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,215 reviews2019
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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 33.1%, Horror 29.4%, Puzzle 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Hidden Object 10.6%

  3. #3 I'm on Observation Duty 6
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 675 reviews2023
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 13.9%, Psychological 13.8%, Lovecraftian 13.5%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Horror 10.5%

  4. #4 I'm on Observation Duty 7
    95% matchVery Positive95% of 432 reviews2024
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 14.9%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Lovecraftian 12.7%, Horror 12.4%

  5. #5 I'm on Observation Duty 8
    94% matchVery Positive96% of 219 reviews2025
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 20.4%, Psychological 19%, Horror 14.8%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Logic 8.5%

  6. #6 I'm on Observation Duty 3
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 360 reviews2020
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.

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

  7. #7 SEEING THINGS
    92% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2024
    Dev: Robot Invader
    Windows · Mac

    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: Psychological Horror 18%, Hidden Object 15.4%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological 10.6%, Dark 9.7%

  8. #8 I'm on Observation Duty 2
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 539 reviews2020
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    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 35.3%, Horror 30.5%, Puzzle 15.5%, Atmospheric 13%, Indie 4.1%

  9. #9 Dead Signal
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,066 reviews2023
    Dev: Reflect Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Monitor camera feeds, report valuable info, and hand-deliver shady packages. An hourly quota of reports will test your keen eye to spot the differences, while timed deliveries will force you outside unexpectedly. Until you clock out for the night almost nowhere is safe.

    Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Hidden Object 22.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Realistic 11.4%

  10. #10 Poltergeist Watcher
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2024
    Dev: DuckGod
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Can you survive the night watching the haunted house?

    Why similar: Hidden Object 15.4%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark 12.4%, Mystery 9.6%

  11. #11 Paragnosia
    90% matchVery Positive90% of 1,899 reviews2024
    Dev: Sine Coda
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    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 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Horror 10.7%, Logic 8.9%

  12. #12 The Cabin Factory
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 3,623 reviews2024
    Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 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: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Horror 27.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Logic 11%, Realistic 9.3%

  13. #13 Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 109 reviews2023
    Dev: Viexi Games
    Windows

    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 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Hidden Object 17.1%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 12.4%

  14. #14 Caught On Camera
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: nabetsonga
    Windows

    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 29.8%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Mystery 19.8%, Horror 18.6%, Casual 7.3%

  15. #15 Shift 87
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 208 reviews2024
    Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Hidden Object 19.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 10.2%

  16. #16 Spectator 2
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 71 reviews2025
    Dev: Neko Machine
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your job is simple: monitor live security footage and report anomalies. The longer you watch, the more reality unravels. Play solo or in split-screen co-op as you uncover disturbing events in unpredictable, ever-changing locations- just don’t let too many anomalies slip by.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 17.2%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Realistic 14.1%, Dark 10.5%

  17. #17 No, I'm not a Human
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 28,177 reviews2025
    Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 Horror 22.4%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological 18.5%, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 11.2%

  18. #18 Spectator
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 163 reviews2023
    Dev: Minechan
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Hidden Object 19.2%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 16.1%, Puzzle 10.9%

  19. #19 Inside the Backrooms
    85% matchVery Positive80% of 46,110 reviews2022
    Dev: MrFatcat
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...

    Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Puzzle 12%, Dark 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%

  20. #20 Dollmare
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,064 reviews2024
    Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 30.1%, Horror 25.4%, Hidden Object 16%, Realistic 9.1%, Atmospheric 7%

  21. #21 Paranormal Night Shift
    83% matchVery Positive97% of 190 reviews2025
    Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Hidden Object 16.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Realistic 9.5%

  22. #22 Para Eyes
    82% matchVery Positive96% of 150 reviews2025
    Dev: Shawno Studios
    Windows

    Para Eyes is a spot the difference horror game. Flip through security cameras and find anomalies. But be careful not to go insane.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological 12.5%, Logic 10.1%

  23. #23 Overtime Anomaly
    82% matchVery Positive84% of 77 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: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Psychological 20.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%

  24. #24 異ノ故リ-Isolated Hours-
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Byking RooKIESPub: Byking Inc.
    Windows

    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: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Hidden Object 25.2%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Realistic 7.9%

  25. #25 Confabulation: Homestead
    81% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: Authogin
    Windows

    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: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Hidden Object 16.7%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Dark 11.6%

  26. #26 Platform 8
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 2,690 reviews2024
    Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%

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

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Hidden Object 19.4%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Dark 10.4%

  27. #27 Paragnosia: Museum
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 102 reviews2026
    Dev: Sine Coda
    Windows

    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 Horror 14.6%, Psychological 14.1%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Horror 10.7%, Logic 8.9%

  28. #28 That's not my Neighbor
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 4,379 reviews2025
    Dev: Nachosama Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.

    Why similar: Horror 54.2%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Casual 12%, Puzzle 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  29. #29 Project13: Nightwatch
    79% matchMixed51% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: DRYBREADPub: Glacier LTD
    Windows

    A new Observer Gametype where you take on the role of an Observer tasked with guarding the HQ of the Project 13 Corp. . Prevent any Observer Prisoner, each potentially containing a anomaly, from infiltrating the HQ. Equipped with a high-tech binocular, your observation skills are the key to success.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.5%, Horror 31.5%, Realistic 27.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 0.9%

  30. #30 Confabulation
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
    Dev: Authogin
    Windows

    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: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 15.6%, Hidden Object 15.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Dark 12.1%

  31. #31 SCP: Observer
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 641 reviews2023
    Dev: Maximilian Fischer
    Windows

    SCP: Observer is a frightening experience in which you'll play the role of a maintenance engineer trapped inside a security room. Survive by managing the emergency power supply, monitoring the facility's camera system for threats and blocking the paths of oncoming horrors.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 26.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Dark 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%

  32. #32 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 963 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: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 21%, Mystery 15.5%, Dark 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.5%

  33. #33 My Peephole: Hotel Harborview
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Limeless
    Windows

    One room. One hole. One judgement. Watch the guests through your peephole, inspect their documents, dial the telephone, and judge who's normal and who's not. Do your job properly to avoid the demon's punishment.

    Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Dark 12.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Mystery 8.7%

  34. #34 Strange Night
    80% matchMixed60% of 474 reviews2016
    Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.4%, Horror 36.2%, Dark 22.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1.7%

  35. #35 Face of Another
    74% matchVery Positive96% of 149 reviews2025
    Dev: MadBug Studio
    Windows

    Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 17.3%, Mystery 15%, Dark 14.7%, Realistic 10.9%

  36. #36 EYES ON THE EXAM
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2025
    Dev: Carlos 'Monty' Montamarta
    Windows

    Keep your eyes on the exam... Study the environment, answer the questions before time runs out, find secrets in the classroom and don't even think about looking directly at that... thing.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 28.6%, Horror 26.4%, Puzzle 16.9%, Dark 15%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

  37. #37 Forgot
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 98 reviews2025
    Dev: Maxwell Whitebaker
    Windows

    You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Psychological 16.6%, Hidden Object 16.4%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 8.8%

  38. #38 DEATHWATCH
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2022
    Dev: GAME JUICE STUDIOS
    Windows

    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 21%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Hidden Object 15.7%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 8.6%

  39. #39 Night at the Office
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
    Windows

    You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 22%, Hidden Object 20.8%, Dark 14.6%, Realistic 9.1%

  40. #40 Office After Hours
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2025
    Dev: gameandcode
    Windows

    Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological 15%, Realistic 10.5%, Mystery 9.9%

  41. #41 Anomaly Exit
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,212 reviews2024
    Dev: ExamlGuy
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    On your way home on the train, you weren't paying attention. Until you realised the train had been stopping at the same station over, and over again. Watch out for anomalies, and avoid the Anomaly Exit! Made for singleplayer and 2-6 co-operative multiplayer.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Hidden Object 22.1%, Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 12%, Psychological 11%

  42. #42 Anomaly Company
    72% matchMostly Positive80% of 123 reviews2026
    Dev: Kekdot
    Windows

    You and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Memorize the environment. Spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over.

    Why similar: Psychological 21.9%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 18%, Hidden Object 12%, Mystery 11.8%

  43. #43 Anomalies Detective
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: ChenGame
    Windows

    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 57.1%, Horror 38.1%, 3D 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 1.1%

  44. #44 Who's at the door?
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,578 reviews2025
    Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Realistic 14.3%, Dark 10.4%

  45. #45 DeathWatchers
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 421 reviews2024
    Dev: Swain Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Use the specialized equipment at your disposal to locate & log as many paranormal events as possible. Decipher the ingredients needed for your ritual and try to exorcise any demons within. Any incorrect ingredients and you may never leave! 1-4 Players

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Hidden Object 21.7%, Horror 20%, Dark 11.7%, Realistic 6.9%

  46. #46 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 356 reviews2025
    Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
    Windows · Mac

    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 Horror 23.5%, Psychological 20%, Hidden Object 12%, Dark 11.5%, Realistic 9.6%

  47. #47 Emissary Zero
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 2,952 reviews2025
    Dev: Rone Vine
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Co-op horror (1-4 players). You are sent to explore a mysterious building at night. Find the Moon and try to return alive.

    Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Hidden Object 15.9%, Dark 10.9%, Puzzle 10.1%

  48. #48 Corner Shop: NightShift
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 244 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: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 22.1%, Dark 17.5%, Realistic 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.2%

  49. #49 Horror
    70% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2026
    Dev: STuNT
    Windows

    HORROR is a test of your logic in the face of primal fear. You are unarmed. You are vulnerable. All you have is a flashlight with a dying battery and your intellect.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 20.1%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Psychological 9.7%

  50. #50 Security Booth: Director's Cut
    70% 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: Mystery 22.9%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Dark 18.4%, Horror 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%

  51. #51 The Anomaly Project
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 611 reviews2024
    Dev: Kekdot
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Your goal is simple, spot anomalies to escape. Play alone or together with up to 8 players in online co-op. Make the right decisions to advance to the next level, or risk being reset to the beginning!

    Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 16.8%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%

  52. #52 UNHEIM
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
    Dev: Lovely Bytes
    Windows

    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 30.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.6%

  53. #53 CAPTURED
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 601 reviews2024
    Dev: Puck RedflixPub: Puck Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Trapped in what appears to be an endless hallway in your home, rooms begin to feel unfamiliar. Capture anomalies on camera and stay away from any sinister entities.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Hidden Object 17.6%, Horror 17%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Psychological 9.5%

  54. #54 Reflection
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    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: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 13.1%, Psychological 12.6%, Mystery 11.2%

  55. #55 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 186 reviews2026
    Dev: Steelkrill Studio
    Windows

    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 Horror 20.4%, Psychological 19.6%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 12.8%, Hidden Object 10.5%

  56. #56 Empty Gauge
    66% matchNo user reviews96% of 56 reviews2026
    Dev: Playnova Studio
    Windows

    A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Mystery 18.4%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%

  57. #57 Quiet is the Eyes
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2023
    Dev: Rachel PerryPub: USC Games
    Windows

    All your coworkers are gone and the halls are quiet, except for the pitter-patter of rain on the window. Explore a desolate laboratory as a creature stalks you, always watching. Run and hide as you solve puzzles and learn more about what happened to the facility and its secrets.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Dark 11.1%, Puzzle 10.6%

  58. #58 [SUBJECT]
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
    Dev: RUDZKI
    Windows

    [SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Psychological 17.1%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 10.2%

  59. #59 The Night Cleaner
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 113 reviews2026
    Dev: Yamoto
    Windows

    Night shift office cleaning. All that greets you, a new hire, is a dirty floor… and a formless sense of unease. In the silent floors above, something is unmistakably moving.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.1%, Horror 32.7%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Casual 9.6%, 3D 2.8%

  60. #60 Nightmare Shift
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 236 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: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 20.3%, Psychological 17.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Mystery 9.1%

Modeli
I'm on Observation Duty 5 cover art

Games Like I'm on Observation Duty 5

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
Loading graph...