Games Like Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch

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

Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Hidden Object 13.4%, Supernatural 9.9%, Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the latest entry in the definitive series that pioneered the surveillance-based anomaly detection genre.

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: Hidden Object 15.6%, Supernatural 13.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished experience with a wide variety of unsettling anomalies to track across multiple camera feeds.

Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.

Why similar: Hidden Object 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Mystery 12.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the liminal space horror and anomaly-spotting mechanics found in the seed game.

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: Hidden Object 32.7%, Horror 21.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines surveillance monitoring with a gritty, realistic aesthetic that heightens the psychological horror.

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: Hidden Object 15.7%, Psychological 14.4%, Supernatural 12.9%, Investigation 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A solid entry in the series that refines the difficulty and variety of anomalies players must report.

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: Hidden Object 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Point & Click 14.8%, Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic observation-duty experience with a focus on identifying subtle environmental disturbances.

Can you survive the night watching the haunted house?

Why similar: Supernatural 20.9%, Hidden Object 20.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game focuses heavily on the supernatural aspect of monitoring, creating a very similar atmospheric dread.

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 17.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Point & Click 11%, Psychological 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a point-and-click interface to investigate demonic activity through static camera feeds.

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 19.2%, Investigation 19.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.6%, Supernatural 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at blending interactive fiction with the core surveillance mechanics of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Psychological 15.2%, Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 10.4%, First-Person 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on a subway station, it is the gold standard for identifying supernatural anomalies in a repeating environment.

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

Why You'll Like It: It features a distinct set of haunted locations that require sharp eyes and quick reflexes to secure.

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 26.6%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Horror 10.7%, Mystery 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up to The Exit 8 that maintains the high-tension, anomaly-spotting gameplay loop.

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: Aliens 20.4%, Hidden Object 18.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Horror 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more narrative-driven approach to the hidden-object and anomaly-spotting horror genre.

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Psychological 10.8%, Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of isolation and paranoia inherent in monitoring haunted locations.

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 19.7%, Investigation 17.4%, Psychological 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Point & Click 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique cultural twist on the surveillance horror genre with its focus on Japanese haunted properties.

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: Supernatural 21%, Hidden Object 19%, Investigation 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title allows for a cooperative experience, letting you share the stress of monitoring with a partner.

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

Why similar: Supernatural 26.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Hidden Object 18%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into the 1980s aesthetic to deliver a nostalgic yet terrifying surveillance horror experience.

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: Psychological 15.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Hidden Object 12%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Mystery 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry that solidified the core mechanics of the series for many horror fans.

"Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.8%, Horror 28.9%, First-Person 12.8%, Mystery 12.4%, 3D 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A strong indie entry that focuses on the tension of a night shift in a potentially haunted environment.

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: Investigation 20.4%, Psychological 19%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It blends immersive simulation elements with the standard anomaly-detection gameplay for a deeper experience.

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: Supernatural 17.6%, Psychological 15.1%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It brings the surveillance horror experience into a VR-compatible format for maximum immersion.

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: Horror 24.9%, Supernatural 17.9%, Mystery 17.1%, First-Person 16.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a first-person perspective that makes the surveillance tasks feel much more intimate and dangerous.

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 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Hidden Object 13.9%, Horror 13.8%, Mystery 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused take on the genre that forces players to communicate effectively to survive the night.

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

Why You'll Like It: It remains a staple of the genre, offering a challenging and atmospheric surveillance experience.

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: Supernatural 22.9%, Psychological 22.8%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Mystery 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic psychological horror game that shares the same supernatural, unsettling atmosphere as the seed game.

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 21.2%, Investigation 15.9%, Aliens 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: It adds a sci-fi, extraterrestrial layer to the standard observation-duty horror formula.

"8AM" is a suspense game where you find yourself trapped in a room, watching a family through cameras. Without explanations, you must decide if strange events occur night after night. Being correct extends the time, seeking your release by 8:00 a.m.

Why similar: Hidden Object 26%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Mystery 16.2%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes logic and mystery-solving alongside the core task of spotting anomalies.

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: Hidden Object 16.9%, Psychological 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 9.5%

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Puzzle 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi thriller puts you in the role of a station AI, making you the ultimate surveillance tool.

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 30.4%, Horror 26.3%, Hidden Object 14.5%, Puzzle 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.5%

Lost in a series of endless train station hallways, find your way to the exit Platform in this First-Person Anomaly Spotting game set in the Midnight Monitor universe. Watch out for anomalies - If you see any, turn back immediately! Can you find your way out of Aldercourt Station?

Why similar: Aliens 17.7%, Hidden Object 16%, Investigation 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 9.4%

Can you survive until dawn? Monitor real Japanese properties and report every anomaly. Miss too many… and you will fail.

Why similar: Hidden Object 23.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 15.1%, Point & Click 14.9%, Psychological 8.4%

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: Strategy 40.7%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 17.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 26%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Investigation 16%, Atmospheric 10.5%

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: Investigation 20.7%, Supernatural 17.7%, Psychological 15.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

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: Hidden Object 20.5%, Psychological 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 8.2%

Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.

Why similar: Supernatural 23.3%, Investigation 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 8.4%

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: Supernatural 24.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 12.8%, First-Person 8.5%

DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.

Why similar: Supernatural 24.6%, Psychological 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 9%

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

Why similar: Supernatural 21.2%, Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.5%

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: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.6%, First-Person 12.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Linear 11.7%

It's 2016. Explore through your house in the middle of the night and complete your chores before the water you put on the stove starts boiling. Sounds easy, right? If only you hadn't seen things you were not supposed to see.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 21.4%, Hidden Object 16.5%, First-Person 13.1%, Strategy 9.7%

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 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 11.9%

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 23.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 13.7%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Linear 9.4%

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

Why similar: Supernatural 18.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 11.5%

A survival horror spot-the-difference game set in a twisted Hell gameshow. Demons will distract you, torment you, or try to kill you. The Arbiter is your mysterious guide—sometimes helpful, sometimes...not so much. Spot the anomalies or suffer the consequences.

Why similar: Psychological 27%, Hidden Object 18.7%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 10%

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: Hidden Object 17.6%, Psychological 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Point & Click 10.9%, Horror 9.3%

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 39.3%, Horror 25.6%, First-Person 20.7%, 3D 11.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%

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: Horror 34.4%, First-Person 20.5%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Action 8.4%

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 20.2%, Hidden Object 20.1%, Horror 14.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Top-Down 13.8%

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 38.2%, Horror 36%, First-Person 19.5%, Singleplayer 6.3%

The Stairway 7 is an endless loop anomaly hunt and observation "spot the difference" game where you are stuck in a endless loop of stairways with a cat and you have to observe your surroundings carefully to reach the exit. Anomalies are watching, and ready to hunt you down. Don't take them with you.

Why similar: Hidden Object 27.2%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 19.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, 3D 8.9%

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 16.6%, Supernatural 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 10.9%

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

Why similar: Supernatural 24.5%, Hidden Object 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 13%, First-Person 8.3%

In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building. The only way out of here is to detect and mark anomalies. One wrong move and you could be trapped forever.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 16%, Psychological 14.6%, Linear 9%, Mystery 8.9%

The most sinister spot-the-difference in the world. When you uncover the final mistake, the truth of this world will be revealed.

Why similar: Hidden Object 28.9%, Point & Click 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 11.8%

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 Horror 15.2%, Psychological 14.7%, Horror 14.3%, Supernatural 13.9%, Point & Click 11%

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 18.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Investigation 7.7%

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 34.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Horror 14.7%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%

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 25%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Mystery 16%, Horror 11.6%, First-Person 9.1%