Games Like Killer Frequency

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: Dark Comedy 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, 1990's 16%, Horror 16%, Simulation 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a similar retro-job simulation vibe where you must consult a database to advise terrified callers on how to handle household anomalies.

Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Investigation 37.9%, Puzzle 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Simulation 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like Killer Frequency, you play as an unseen operator guiding agents through tense situations by analyzing digital clues and solving puzzles.

A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.3%, 1980s 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the frantic, behind-the-scenes broadcast booth energy and 1980s aesthetic found in Killer Frequency.

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative thriller relies heavily on interacting with a device and communicating with desperate individuals to unravel a mystery.

Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Horror 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 11%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a diner during an impending catastrophe, listening to patrons' stories and making choices that determine their fates.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Investigation 27.3%, Walking Simulator 17%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply immersive investigative puzzle experience where you piece together a cold case through exploration and logic.

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 23.2%, Choices Matter 22%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Simulation 11.2%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: You must carefully verify identities and make critical life-or-death decisions based on subtle clues, matching the high-pressure judgment calls of the seed game.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Comedy 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Though a comedy, it shares Killer Frequency's strong reliance on a witty, reactive narrator guiding your first-person exploration.

Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.

Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Atmospheric 13.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Set in an isolated environment with a communication device as your lifeline, it evokes the same tense, atmospheric dread of being stalked while working a lonely shift.

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, 1990's 13.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven walking simulator where you are trapped inside a large, isolated building with only a radio voice to keep you company and guide your investigation.

Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.

Why similar: Investigation 34.9%, Simulation 31.1%, Story Rich 16.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: You spend your time talking to passengers late at night as a cab driver, using dialogue and deduction to help solve a dangerous mystery.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.3%, Story Rich 18.4%, Horror 15.9%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong emphasis on supernatural horror, adolescent radio frequencies, and a persistent dialogue system that drives the narrative.

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: 1990's 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Emotional 10.7%, First-Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the vibrant 1990s road-trip aesthetic and heavily features a prominent, diegetic radio soundtrack that anchors the story.

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: Horror 50.7%, Puzzle 25.8%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It requires intense concentration on camera feeds and anomaly detection, mirroring the vigilance needed to save callers in Killer Frequency.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Atmospheric 15.6%, First-Person 14%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An intensely claustrophobic horror experience relying on minimal sensor data and audio cues to navigate a terrifying situation.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Exploration 16.5%, Story Rich 16.3%, First-Person 16.2%, Atmospheric 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: You rely heavily on an active car radio and voice communication for survival while navigating eerie, supernatural phenomena.

Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!

Why similar: Simulation 52.2%, Choices Matter 28.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Singleplayer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: You answer emergency calls and dispatch help, directly echoing the dispatch-puzzle mechanics central to Killer Frequency's gameplay.

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Why similar: Exploration 26%, Horror 23.6%, Atmospheric 14%, Simulation 11.6%, Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: While a fishing game at heart, it captures a brilliant atmospheric tension and narrative pacing that appeals to fans of spooky story-driven indies.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.1%, First-Person 10.4%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: You are isolated in a wilderness outpost with your only connection to the outside world being a voice on a radio transceiver.

Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Emotional 18.8%, Horror 17.1%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic puzzle game where you scrub through video footage to uncover a dark mystery, appealing to fans of interactive fiction and investigation.

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Emotional 22.4%, Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming yet dark adventure game where you alter the story by collecting words and making pivotal narrative choices.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.7%, Story Rich 17.5%, Atmospheric 15.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deduction and puzzle-solving where you reconstruct the fates of doomed individuals using limited clues.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Atmospheric 39.1%, Puzzle 37.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Singleplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled psychological survival horror game that satisfies fans of the atmospheric dread and vintage aesthetics found in Killer Frequency.

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Investigation 27%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 11%, Choices Matter 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative adventure where your investigative choices and conversations dictate the fate of a small community.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Investigation 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A live-action interactive game centered around searching a database of police interview clips to solve a mysterious disappearance.

Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.

Why similar: Horror 23%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Comedy 10.7%, 1990's 10.5%

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: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Horror 22.6%, Choices Matter 15.8%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Horror 39%, Exploration 21%, First-Person 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Though a survival crafting game, it uses radio transmissions and distress signals to drive its eerie, isolated narrative progression.

Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven is a First-Person comedy horror game about being stuck babysitting while the news is expressing that the world around you is ending.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.6%, Horror 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, Puzzle 17.5%, Story Rich 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty detective adventure featuring point-and-click puzzle solving and a compelling narrative set in the 1990s.

The Skin Stapler is a retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror adventure set in the rotting, crime-soaked sprawl of Carrion City. Players follow jaded detective Dick Slater and his eager rookie partner Robbie Knox as they hunt a mysterious serial killer known only as The Skin Stapler.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.8%, 1980s 20.1%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Horror 12.7%, Investigation 6.3%

The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

Why similar: Investigation 25.1%, Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Puzzle 12.3%, First-Person 10%

Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.

Why similar: Horror 14.7%, Funny 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Puzzle 10.5%

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: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Investigation 15.8%, Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Puzzle 10.7%

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: Horror 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Story Rich 9.3%

All hell's breaking loose in a mysterious research facility and the only person who can save the day is the night shift security guard in the booth outside. Remotely control systems, guide scientists to safety or just… goof off? You’re not in danger. Yet.

Why similar: 1980s 21.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Horror 9.4%, Choices Matter 9%

An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

Why similar: Investigation 19.8%, Horror 19.6%, Puzzle 13.6%, First-Person 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Horror 22.3%, First-Person 12.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%

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: Horror 19.3%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, First-Person 12.5%, Story Rich 11.3%

A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Horror 13.7%, Funny 10.7%, 1990's 10.5%, Comedy 10.4%

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

Why similar: 1980s 40.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Puzzle 14.9%, Horror 9.4%, Story Rich 4.7%

There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Simulation 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%

Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Horror 22.1%, Puzzle 12.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 11%

Bite Night is a comedic first-person horror game that explores the idea of what if the big bad monster was bad at their job of being scary.

Why similar: Horror 32%, Comedy 27.2%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, First-Person 11.1%, Adventure 4.3%

Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

Why similar: 1980s 31%, Horror 17.3%, 1990's 15.2%, Puzzle 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Horror 13.2%, 1980s 11.5%, Puzzle 8.5%, Exploration 8.1%

American Arcadia is a cinematic puzzle game that combines a 2.5D platformer and first-person game to tell the tale of a thrilling escape. Experience the extraordinary story of Trevor, an average man escaping from the world's most popular reality tv show.

Why similar: Emotional 19.7%, Horror 18.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Simulation 10.9%, Story Rich 10.3%

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

Why similar: Investigation 25%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, 1990's 14.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Simulation 8%

Noah Baker, an 18 year old highschooler experiences unsettling occurrences while house-sitting for a media personality, little did he know what was about to unfold that night.

Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 10.9%

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 19.2%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Horror 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%

Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Walking Simulator 24.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Story Rich 11.1%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Horror 17.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Exploration 11%

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 49.5%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Exploration 7.7%

TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Choices Matter 18%, Puzzle 12.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%

When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.

Why similar: Choices Matter 35.9%, Horror 26.1%, Multiple Endings 24.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 2.6%

Sydney Harper, a 23-year-old working at a consulting firm plans a weekend getaway to a Woodbury rental with her college friends. Little did she know what was about to unfold during their stay.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Horror 18.7%, 1990's 17.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Horror 14.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%, 1990's 8.7%

A cinematic, story-driven alien horror set in 1999 Ohio. Work the night shift at a remote gas station. A mysterious briefcase from the lake. Stolen uranium fuel. A blood-covered coworker.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 16.8%, 1990's 12.6%, First-Person 9.7%, Story Rich 9%