- #1 Overtime Anomaly
97% 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 18.7%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, 1980s 15.3%, Investigation 13%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #2 Killer Frequency
96% matchVery Positive93% of 5,882 reviews2023
Dev: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.
Why similar: 1980s 21.2%, Investigation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Horror 9.3%, Choices Matter 9%
- #3 Nightmare Shift
96% 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: Thriller 18.5%, Psychological 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Horror 9%
- #4 Terminal Lucidity
95% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Accident Studios
Windows
In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.9%, Psychological 17.1%, Investigation 15.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Dark Humor 8.5%
- #5 Empty Gauge
93% 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: Investigation 17.7%, Thriller 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Mystery 11%
- #6 INFRA
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Mystery 25.5%, First-Person 18.4%, Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #7 One Late Night: Deadline
94% matchMostly Negative30% of 200 reviews2014
Dev: Black Curtain Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
One Late Night: Deadline continues the story of One Late Night, a horror/mystery game where you play the role of an office worker caught in the middle of the paranormal activity that has broken out in a seemingly ordinary office building. Freely explore the 5 story office complex that houses several different companies.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.4%, Psychological 16.1%, Investigation 12.1%, Thriller 11%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #8 Paranormal Night Shift
91% 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: Supernatural 28%, 1980s 19.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #9 Security Booth: Director's Cut
91% 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 20.7%, Multiple Endings 19%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Horror 11%
- #10 Signal Simulator
92% 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: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Simulation 29.7%, Horror 19.9%, Indie 9.4%, First-Person 5.6%
- #11 UFOPHILIA
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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: Supernatural 30.4%, Investigation 15%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Horror 10%
- #12 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
89% matchVery Positive93% of 344 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: Immersive Sim 27.1%, Supernatural 18.6%, Horror 15%, Mystery 11.5%, First-Person 10.8%
- #13 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: Immersive Sim 27.7%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 16.9%, Choices Matter 15.9%, First-Person 8.9%
- #14 HELLMART
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 964 reviews2026
Dev: GAZE IN GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Supernatural 25.6%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Choices Matter 9%, Mystery 8.5%
- #15 I'm on Observation Duty 7
86% 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: Supernatural 20.7%, Psychological 20.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
- #16 Dead of Night: Supermarket
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Psychological 29.2%, Thriller 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Horror 9.9%
- #17 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
85% matchVery Positive89% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Supernatural 48%, Mystery 15.8%, Horror 12%, First-Person 10%, Simulation 4.4%
- #18 Office After Hours
84% 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 22.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Horror 13%, First-Person 10.9%
- #19 Corner Shop: NightShift
84% 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: Immersive Sim 20.7%, Thriller 17.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 10%
- #20 Strange Night
87% 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 33.5%, Horror 30.4%, First-Person 17.8%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 7.7%
- #21 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
83% 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: Supernatural 22.8%, Psychological 16.7%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Thriller 11.3%
- #22 I'm on Observation Duty 8
82% 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 30.6%, Supernatural 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Investigation 12.1%, Horror 10.8%
- #23 The Cemetery Shift | 墓地の夜勤
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: KIKIPub: KM Studios
Windows
You are a young college student working the night shift as a security guard at a remote cemetery deep in the Arkansas woods. What starts as routine surveillance quickly turns into something far more unsettling.
Why similar: Thriller 22.3%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Horror 18%, Simulation 8.3%
- #24 Within of Static - Northgate Mall
81% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
You play as Dylan Miller, a night security guard assigned to watch over the nearly abandoned Northgate Mall. What starts as a quiet shift of cameras and radio calls slowly turns into a night where something inside the mall doesn’t want to stay hidden.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.1%, Psychological 25.1%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 10.8%, First-Person 8.8%
- #25 Dead Signal
81% 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 35.5%, Simulation 29.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, First-Person 8.3%, Singleplayer 7.2%
- #26 ROUTINE
78% matchVery Positive92% of 7,023 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Thriller 27.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Sci-fi 17%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 9.4%
- #27 From The Other Side
80% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"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: Supernatural 21.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Investigation 18.3%, Horror 14.8%, First-Person 10.2%
- #28 The motel
79% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Aura studios
Windows
Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Multiple Endings 24.4%, Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, First-Person 10.7%
- #29 Dollmare
77% 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: Supernatural 32.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Thriller 13.5%, Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #30 SIMULACRA
79% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 16%, Psychological 15%, Thriller 13%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #31 JANITOR BLEEDS
78% 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: Psychological 21.8%, Thriller 16.3%, Investigation 15%, Psychological Horror 10%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #32 Static Dread: The Lighthouse
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,355 reviews2025
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
Why similar: Psychological 31.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Horror 9.4%
- #33 Synthesis of Corruption
75% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you – late and alone – must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from the corruption of dark energy in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid, where human ambition meets primal terror.
Why similar: Supernatural 43.6%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 12.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #34 THRESHOLD
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,261 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Horror 12.2%, Choices Matter 12%
- #35 The Anomalous Hour
76% 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: Investigation 18.1%, Supernatural 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #36 Caught On Camera
76% 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: Supernatural 21%, Psychological 19%, Investigation 16.2%, Sci-fi 11%, Thriller 10.8%
- #37 Midnight Shift
77% 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: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 21%, First-Person 17.3%, Story Rich 14.8%, Simulation 11.2%
- #38 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
74% matchVery Positive91% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Durultay Games
Windows
Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!
Why similar: Thriller 36.9%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 19.2%, First-Person 10.3%, Simulation 4.2%
- #39 Reflection
73% 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: Supernatural 27.5%, Psychological 15.9%, Thriller 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 9.9%
- #40 PAGER
73% matchVery Positive87% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Dark Humor 17.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 9%
- #41 Barking from the Dark
71% matchVery Positive92% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: shoftArt
Windows
You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.
Why similar: Psychological 35.7%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 10.9%, First-Person 7.5%
- #42 Vigil
70% matchVery Positive86% of 2,103 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: 1980s 25.1%, Horror 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, First-Person 14%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #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: Immersive Sim 29.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Horror 13%, First-Person 11.3%
- #44 Home Safety Hotline
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,788 reviews2024
Dev: Night Signal Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Supernatural 21.3%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #45 Zoochosis
72% matchMixed61% of 2,332 reviews2024
Dev: Clapperheads
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Zoochosis is a bodycam horror simulation game. You’re a zookeeper. Identify infected mutant animals, make a vaccine and cure them. Will you save all of them and survive?
Why similar: Thriller 28.1%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 9.2%
- #46 Ghost Frequency
71% matchMixed68% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: PIT GAMES
Windows
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
Why similar: Thriller 26%, Investigation 25.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Psychological 13.9%, Horror 12.2%
- #47 You Can Save Everyone
72% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Draper
Windows
You Can Save Everyone is a heartfelt horror meta-puzzle game. Trapped deep within a facility with only a console to communicate with the others inside, decipher the proper methods to control the console, and - just maybe - save everyone. But be careful. The locks aren't just there for you.
Why similar: Investigation 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 10%
- #48 The Third Shift
68% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Investigation 27.2%, Multiple Endings 21.2%, Horror 20.6%, Mystery 18.3%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #49 NIGHT SHIFT NIGHTMARE
69% matchVery Positive83% of 116 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: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 22.4%, First-Person 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Immersive Sim 9%
- #50 Last Report
67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,212 reviews2025
Dev: Monopixel Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?
Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Supernatural 22.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #51 Graveyard Shift
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 739 reviews2023
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Guarding the graveyard shift is often considered one of the most terrifying jobs globally, but night guarding at Whispering Winds Cemetery surpasses any other cemetery in horror! Being Night Security in this place will turn into a nightmare for you that you may never forget.
Why similar: Thriller 33.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, First-Person 8.6%
- #52 Void Whispers
68% matchVery Positive92% of 418 reviews2024
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
Assume the role of a broadcast engineer in a tranquil city. All seems peaceful until the sky above starts to reveal something deeply unsettling.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 15%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Thriller 10.9%
- #53 Unemployment Simulator 2018
67% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
Windows · Linux
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 23.3%, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #54 The Gravedigger
69% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 27.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, First-Person 9.9%
- #55 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
68% 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: Supernatural 26.1%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, 1980s 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 9.9%
- #56 The Lightkeeper
66% matchVery Positive82% of 952 reviews2025
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Thriller 17.1%, 1980s 14%, Investigation 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #57 Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel
65% matchVery Positive94% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: Night Shift Team Pub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
An unknown actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. A blend of cozy simulation, horror, and psychological depth, wrapped in a dark, noir-tinged atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological 33.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #58 Shift 87
67% 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: Thriller 28.6%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 14.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Psychological 10.4%
- #59 Coffin Mall
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 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: 1980s 23.5%, Horror 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, First-Person 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%