Games Like One Late Night: Deadline

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Psychological 17%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Dark 14.6%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the eerie, isolated atmosphere of working a late-night shift in a mundane environment.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 20.7%, Thriller 18%, Dark 15%, Realistic 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: It directly explores the horror of being trapped in an office building after hours, matching the core premise of the seed game.

Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.

Why similar: Supernatural 16.8%, Demons 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11%, Mystery 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the office-based paranormal investigation theme by placing you in a night-shift security role within a tense, atmospheric building.

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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Dark 15.5%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at turning a repetitive, mundane job into a psychological horror experience through subtle environmental storytelling.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Surreal 13.7%, Horror 12.3%, First-Person 10.1%, Realistic 10%

Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the specific trope of paranormal activity occurring in an empty office building at night.

The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.

Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Psychological 11%, Surreal 8.4%, Mystery 7%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it focuses on the unsettling feeling of being alone in a public space after hours while supernatural events unfold.

Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!

Why similar: Demons 17.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 12.7%, Horror 11.9%, Realistic 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy psychological horror game that relies on atmospheric exploration to build tension in a domestic setting.

Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Supernatural 23%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 10.8%, Realistic 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a found-footage aesthetic to heighten the sense of realism and supernatural dread during exploration.

Find a way out.

Why similar: Supernatural 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Modern 10.4%, Psychological 10.1%, Surreal 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the multi-story office complex exploration found in the seed game with a focus on paranormal investigation.

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

Why similar: Horror 42.6%, First-Person 22.4%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Indie 9.9%, Singleplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar indie horror feel, focusing on navigating a dangerous, confined space with limited resources.

Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 16.7%, Supernatural 10%, Thriller 8.9%, Psychological 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A strong psychological horror experience that emphasizes first-person exploration within a confined, unsettling workplace.

A short narrative horror experience, in which you find yourself in the middle of nowhere in a snowstorm without knowing what has happened to the driver or the other passengers in the vehicle, you just know that there is something out there lurking.

Why similar: Supernatural 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, Psychological 10%, Demons 10%, Survival 9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same indie psychological horror DNA, focusing on atmospheric dread and the feeling of being watched.

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 27.9%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Psychological 12.8%, First-Person 10.8%, Realistic 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the 'something is wrong in a familiar place' feeling that makes the seed game so effective.

Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening?

Why similar: Supernatural 17.6%, Demons 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 10%, Mystery 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-driven horror game that uses similar exploration mechanics to uncover supernatural secrets.

The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.

Why similar: Supernatural 20.1%, Demons 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11%, Dark 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person supernatural horror game that relies on atmospheric tension and exploration similar to the seed game.

Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 18.1%, First-Person 10.6%, Dark 10.3%, Psychological 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a similar blend of first-person exploration and psychological horror in an atmospheric setting.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 20.3%, First-Person 16.5%, Dark 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the specific trope of a night-shift worker encountering supernatural threats in a first-person perspective.

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Supernatural 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological 10.7%, Thriller 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that focuses on psychological dread and first-person exploration in a dark, confined environment.

"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: Demons 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 10.9%, Investigation 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator style horror game that emphasizes supernatural discovery through environmental exploration.

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 20%, Adventure 19.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Indie 13.2%, Thriller 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: While sci-fi, it shares the core experience of exploring a confined, isolated environment where something has gone terribly wrong.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Dark 12%, First-Person 8.3%, Realistic 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that emphasizes slow-burn exploration and environmental storytelling.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Supernatural 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Survival 15.4%, Horror 15%, First-Person 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at creating a claustrophobic, high-tension atmosphere where exploration is key to survival.

Matthew Nate, a middle-aged man plagued with mental health problems whose home has become a site of unexplainable paranormal activity and a malevolent female entity is pursuing him to his death.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13%, Thriller 13%, Demons 10.5%, Dark 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the mystery and isolation aspects of psychological horror, mirroring the seed game's narrative style.

Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Supernatural 18.7%, Horror 12.5%, Realistic 11.5%, First-Person 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the late-night, atmospheric psychological horror tone that defines the seed game's experience.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Psychological 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Thriller 14.2%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, atmospheric psychological horror experience that focuses on uncovering dark mysteries in a grounded setting.

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

Why similar: Supernatural 26.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Realistic 10.7%, Demons 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It directly targets the 'night shift' horror trope with a focus on puzzle-solving and supernatural encounters.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological 16.3%, Surreal 11.7%, Survival 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply unsettling psychological horror game that uses tight, claustrophobic environments to build constant tension.

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 19.6%, Demons 18.9%, Dark 13.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a classic atmospheric horror experience with a focus on exploration and multiple endings.

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 33.1%, Horror 30.1%, First-Person 18.2%, 3D 9.9%, Adventure 6.1%

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 15%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Psychological 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Surreal 10.7%

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 19.1%, Demons 16.9%, Realistic 10.2%, Survival 8.8%, Dark 8.5%

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 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Investigation 14.5%, Thriller 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%

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 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.5%, Surreal 10.4%, Thriller 9.9%

Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Thriller 16.1%, Horror 13.9%, Realistic 12.4%, Dark 12.2%

YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a cover-up of a tragic mass casualty event.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 17.2%, Surreal 17.1%, Realistic 13.7%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

Mason is assigned a new job from the big boss when strange things start happening and he discovers the true meaning of fear... Horror in Da Hood is a gripping first-person horror game set in the hood, where the supernatural lurks around every corner. Are you brave enough to face the real terror?

Why similar: Supernatural 15.3%, Demons 15.1%, Thriller 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10.5%

The main character is hired as a debugger at the game company “Dokidoki Games”! With a time limit of one week, will he be able to find the bug safely? The debugging work with fate on the line begins now!

Why similar: Modern 22.1%, Thriller 17%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.9%

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: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 20.3%, First-Person 15.8%, Dark 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%

A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Thriller 25.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Adventure 7%

Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.

Why similar: Supernatural 18.6%, Investigation 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 9.8%, Realistic 9%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Realistic 18.9%, Adventure 17.8%, First-Person 15.4%, Dark 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

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 17.8%, Demons 13.3%, Realistic 12.8%, First-Person 12.7%, Supernatural 12.5%

This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..

Why similar: Supernatural 19.9%, Horror 12.7%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 9.1%

Equipped with a flashlight, investigate an abandoned funeral home that's said to be haunted. Find out what really happened to the people who once worked there, and hope that this dark, eerie building doesn't become your final resting place.

Why similar: Horror 60.1%, First-Person 14.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Indie 6.3%

Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 21%, First-Person 12.3%, Realistic 12.3%, Mystery 10.8%

Judas is an atmospheric psychological horror experience. Accidentally trapped in an apartment complex, you face dark paranormal events that push you to escape as fast as possible; yet, fleeing is not an option.

Why similar: Supernatural 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Demons 10.7%, Horror 8.9%, Dark 8.7%

Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

Why similar: Supernatural 14%, Demons 11.6%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Psychological 9.3%

Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.

Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Realistic 15.2%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, First-Person 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?

Why similar: Realistic 13.3%, Horror 12%, Investigation 11.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

Explore an old mansion full of paranormal dangers alone. Find clues, identify ghosts, collect their dossiers and exorcise them.

Why similar: Supernatural 19.6%, Investigation 16.8%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Action-Adventure 13%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Thriller 11%, First-Person 9.6%

A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Supernatural 12.9%, Horror 12.5%, Thriller 12.3%, Realistic 9.9%

A psychological horror game set in a Korean apartment building. Explore eerie occurrences throughout the complex and uncover the truth behind them.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 16.6%, Supernatural 15.7%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.7%

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 19.6%, Investigation 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Psychological 10.4%, Thriller 9.8%

As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?

Why similar: Supernatural 20.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Thriller 11.1%, Realistic 10.8%

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: Demons 22.2%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 11.7%, Mystery 11.6%

Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.

Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Realistic 15%, First-Person 12.3%, Dark 10.7%

You are on the night shift at the bank. You hear noises all the time. You need to find out what they are and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms.

Why similar: Investigation 21.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Demons 15%, Horror 13.7%, Action-Adventure 10.1%

Strange Night II takes you to a mysterious hostel where your sanity will be put to the test.

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 22%, Dark 21.9%, First-Person 15.2%, Indie 13.7%

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: Horror 20.6%, Action-Adventure 13%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%