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Games Like Insert Paper

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

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You don't know who or where you are. The papers are there and the computers are asking you to insert paper. Your job here is simple: find the documents considering the information required by the reader machines.

Reviews: Mixed — 44% — of 52 reviews
Released: 2017-10-10
Developer: Startreming
Publisher: Conglomerate 5
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    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: Horror 83.4%, Indie 9.2%, Simulation 7.4%

  2. #2 PAGER
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 135 reviews2025
    Dev: bilge
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    You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

    Why similar: Horror 65.5%, Simulation 34.5%

  3. #3 After Hours
    96% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2018
    Dev: Petter Malmehed
    Windows

    Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.

    Why similar: Indie 42.7%, Simulation 31.1%, Horror 14.2%, Retro 11.9%

  4. #4 Trapped
    95% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2019
    Dev: N4bA
    Windows

    You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible

    Why similar: Indie 61.7%, Horror 38.3%

  5. #5 DEAD LETTER DEPT.
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,736 reviews2025
    Dev: Mike MonroePub: Belief Engine
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.

    Why similar: Horror 64.5%, Simulation 35.5%

  6. #6 The Anomalous Hour
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2024
    Dev: Gambir Studio
    Windows

    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: Horror 56.4%, Simulation 27.3%, Indie 16.3%

  7. #7 The Backrooms
    94% matchMostly Negative24% of 58 reviews2019
    Dev: WASABAE Studios
    Windows

    You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.

    Why similar: Indie 52.6%, Horror 47.4%

  8. #8 Envelope
    92% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2024
    Dev: Skaar Game Productions
    Windows

    A first-person exploration sim with unrestricted freedom of choice. Envelope is all about gathering supplies, completing quests for strange characters, and preparing yourself for the Final Mission.

    Why similar: Retro 38.7%, Horror 36.7%, Indie 24.6%

  9. #9 BACK*SPACE
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2026
    Dev: Mostly Farmless Games
    Windows

    You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave.

    Why similar: Simulation 70.9%, Indie 29.1%

  10. #10 Backrooms: Lost Tape
    91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,343 reviews2022
    Dev: Cortez Productions
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    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: Horror 100%

  11. #11 EYES ON THE EXAM
    90% 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: Horror 59.7%, Indie 20.6%, Simulation 19.7%

  12. #12 Overtime Anomaly
    89% 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: Horror 100%

  13. #13 My Peephole: Hotel Harborview
    88% 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 38.8%, Indie 34.7%, Simulation 26.4%

  14. #14 Dollmare
    86% 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: Horror 56.6%, Simulation 36.6%, Indie 6.8%

  15. #15 Terror Lab
    89% matchMixed55% of 97 reviews2016
    Dev: Nicolas BernardPub: M.INDIE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Indie 63.6%, Horror 36.4%

  16. #16 13层:公寓异常管理员 13 Floors: Anomalies
    87% matchMixed66% of 125 reviews2024
    Dev: LU
    Windows

    You get a strange job. Your job is to patrol a 13th-floor apartment, look for anomalies...

    Why similar: Simulation 41%, Horror 31.8%, Indie 27.1%

  17. #17 Who's at the door?
    84% 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 39.8%, Retro 28.1%, Simulation 26.5%, Indie 5.7%

  18. #18 BUTTON PRISON
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: daimaGAME
    Windows

    You find yourself trapped in a mysterious room upon awakening. Surrounding you are sparse pieces of furniture, mannequins, and countless buttons. Can you safely escape this room?

    Why similar: Simulation 34.9%, Horror 33%, Indie 32.1%

  19. #19 No Players Online
    84% matchVery Positive85% of 625 reviews2025
    Dev: Beeswax GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.

    Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Retro 37.8%, Simulation 23.4%

  20. #20 Anomaly Loop
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: DidOne
    Windows

    You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.

    Why similar: Simulation 69.2%, Indie 30.8%

  21. #21 macdows 95
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 619 reviews2019
    Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    you have an update for your operating system...

    Why similar: Indie 64.8%, Retro 24.1%, Simulation 11.1%

  22. #22 PROJECT 13
    82% matchMostly Positive80% of 197 reviews2024
    Dev: VirtualVillainPub: Glacier LTD
    Windows

    As one of many kidnapped and enslaved Probants of the Project 13 Group... You need to find Anomalies through your Walk. If you not obey and report , you will be stuck in it forever.

    Why similar: Horror 42.7%, Indie 29.9%, Simulation 27.5%

  23. #23 Empty Gauge
    81% 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: Horror 48.7%, Indie 28.5%, Simulation 22.8%

  24. #24 Ells Tales: Chairbound
    80% matchVery Positive82% of 286 reviews2025
    Dev: Ells&Pills
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    You wake up tied to an office chair in the middle of an empty room. A mysterious device with a 10-minute timer is attached to you. Explore the office floors, try not to tip over, and find a way to escape!

    Why similar: Retro 56.6%, Simulation 24.9%, Horror 18.5%

  25. #25 In My Head
    81% matchMostly Positive70% of 141 reviews2024
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    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: Horror 78.9%, Simulation 12.7%, Indie 8.4%

  26. #26 Psi Project
    83% matchMixed40% of 155 reviews2017
    Dev: Vyacheslav ShilikhinPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    Psi Project is a hardcore 2D shooter with elements of horror. The main character wakes up in an unknown place. Absolutely remembers nothing. Who he is and how he got here. Throughout search of answers he is strongly plagued by different kinds of hallucinations.

    Why similar: Indie 40.1%, Simulation 26.2%, Retro 19.8%, Horror 13.9%

  27. #27 ORDER 13
    78% matchVery Positive86% of 1,427 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: Horror 62.3%, Simulation 37.7%

  28. #28 Exorcist: Reviewer of Minds
    79% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: 727 Not HoundPub: 727 Not Hound
    Windows

    Everyone must resist the relentless unfairness with the cards they've been dealt. Use the randomly distributed holy verses to identify the names of the 10 demons. Save 5 people and exorcise the sixth threat lurking in the shadows. This is a compact game of continuous gambles and judgments.

    Why similar: Simulation 49.6%, Horror 29.3%, Indie 21.1%

  29. #29 The Night Cleaner
    78% 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: Horror 59.9%, Indie 40.1%

  30. #30 Unsorted Horror
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,414 reviews2023
    Dev: Mike Klubnika
    Windows

    A collection of 5 short first-person horror games, that revolve around detailed machinery and dread.

    Why similar: Simulation 42.7%, Retro 34.9%, Horror 22.4%

  31. #31 [SUBJECT]
    79% 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: Horror 100%

  32. #32 Within the Backrooms
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 198 reviews2023
    Dev: Shattered Display
    Windows

    You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.

    Why similar: Retro 64.8%, Indie 35.2%

  33. #33 13F
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 100 reviews2024
    Dev: PixelCat
    Windows

    You are a tired office worker who has been working overtime until late at night due to a heavy workload and is trapped in a strange office building. You have to get to the first floor quickly and go home to rest, because you have to go to work tomorrow morning!

    Why similar: Simulation 52.2%, Horror 38.1%, Indie 9.7%

  34. #34 98xx
    76% matchVery Positive81% of 446 reviews2023
    Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
    Windows

    The 98xx is an old computer OS from the 90s that’s recently been discovered after many years of being lost. There are still a few working files within the OS that can be explored.

    Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Simulation 36.4%, Indie 19.8%

  35. #35 holo8
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2025
    Dev: frog blendPub: holo Indie
    Windows

    Escape from the looping office. Observe the office carefully and look for any anomaly to reach the main entrance.

    Why similar: Horror 49.9%, Indie 25.1%, Simulation 25%

  36. #36 The Cursed Tape
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 324 reviews2024
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!

    Why similar: Horror 74.9%, Simulation 13.2%, Indie 11.9%

  37. #37 One Last Clip
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 166 reviews2025
    Dev: Struggle Games Studio
    Windows

    You are locked inside a cinema. Your only way to escape is to follow the instructions of your task: Watch the same film clip repeatedly and search for flaws to break free. But this may sound easier than it is, every wrong decision or death will set you back. So be careful!

    Why similar: Horror 45.2%, Simulation 29.8%, Indie 24.9%

  38. #38 The Exit 8
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 10,866 reviews2023
    Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

    Why similar: Horror 72.2%, Simulation 27.8%

  39. #39 異ノ故リ-Isolated Hours-
    73% 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 72.7%, Simulation 27.3%

  40. #40 JANITOR BLEEDS
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 270 reviews2022
    Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 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 55.8%, Retro 44.2%

  41. #41 Outcore: Desktop Adventure
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,770 reviews2022
    Dev: Doctor Shinobi
    Windows

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    Why similar: Indie 63.4%, Simulation 36.6%

  42. #42 White Paper
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
    Dev: DnovelPub: Studio2760
    Windows

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    Why similar: Indie 100%

  43. #43 Self-Isolation
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2020
    Dev: Dymchick1
    Windows

    This game is a simulation of self-isolation. You need to support your family, not to lose your job and finally not to go crazy.

    Why similar: Indie 38.2%, Horror 38%, Simulation 23.7%

  44. #44 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 477 reviews2024
    Dev: Arsonist Studio
    Windows

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    Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Indie 33%, Simulation 23.9%

  45. #45 The Guest
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
    Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.

    Why similar: Indie 53.3%, Horror 46.7%

  46. #46 The Renovator: Origins
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 236 reviews2024
    Dev: Peace_Studio
    Windows

    You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.

    Why similar: Horror 53.6%, Indie 37.5%, Simulation 8.8%

  47. #47 Like Clay
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2017
    Dev: free08Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.

    Why similar: Indie 63.7%, Horror 36.3%

  48. #48 Shift 87
    69% 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: Horror 65.1%, Simulation 34.9%

  49. #49 Who am I?
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 100 reviews2025
    Dev: Redsroll
    Windows

    A man named Mark, who struggles to make ends meet, receives a letter informing him that his aunt has passed away. Despite their troubled past, Mark decides to investigate what happened, hoping to uncover the truth and perhaps find a chance for a better life.

    Why similar: Horror 39.7%, Retro 22.6%, Simulation 19.7%, Indie 18%

  50. #50 Office After Hours
    68% 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: Horror 68.8%, Simulation 31.2%

  51. #51 The Last Letter
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.

    Why similar: Horror 47%, Retro 20.8%, Simulation 18.6%, Indie 13.6%

  52. #52 These Darker Tides
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2025
    Dev: Pixel Drip Games
    Windows

    Welcome [EMPLOYEE] to your new job protecting Deep Sea Cables from creatures of the deep. We're not liable for loss of limbs, sanity, or life while on the job. Don't forget to keep your desk clean and your eyes on those cameras!

    Why similar: Horror 47.1%, Indie 26.9%, Simulation 26%

  53. #53 Russian Horror
    71% matchMixed56% of 172 reviews2018
    Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 7%

    You play for Sanya, and you need to explore an abandoned building in the village of Kuvandyk to find all the photos. Be careful, beware of THEM.

    Why similar: Indie 62.1%, Simulation 37.9%

  54. #54 Forgot
    66% 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: Horror 100%

  55. #55 Disminal
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 140 reviews2024
    Dev: Brian Gonnet
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  56. #56 Consternation II
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 83 reviews2020
    Dev: CrackedGhostGamesPub: Raster_Entertainment
    Windows

    After an unfortunate accident at Sorley Paper Mill, the facility was abandoned and left to rot. Multiple urban explorers venture into the facility, never to be heard from again. Police eventually walled off the mill in order to keep trespassers out... Or to keep something in...

    Why similar: Indie 41.7%, Simulation 30.2%, Horror 17.1%, Retro 11%

  57. #57 Midnight Crane
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 81 reviews2025
    Dev: Dekaizen Studios LLC
    Windows

    A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.

    Why similar: Horror 46.2%, Indie 28.5%, Simulation 25.3%

  58. #58 Signal Simulator
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,027 reviews2018
    Dev: Blagovest Penev
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient.

    Why similar: Indie 38.9%, Simulation 36.5%, Horror 24.5%

  59. #59 That's not my Neighbor
    63% 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 42.7%, Indie 34%, Simulation 23.3%

  60. #60 Blueman
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: Ankoku
    Windows

    Blueman — a grim intern simulator set inside a hellish corporation. On each floor, a new mini-game awaits you, reflecting everyday office life.

    Why similar: Horror 58.8%, Simulation 41.2%

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