Games Like Red Tape

Accounting+ is a NIGHTMARE ADVENTURE COMEDY. Experience classic virtual reality gameplay: clean up your office, take the battery out of the cooling machine, play the skeleton xylophone, and summon thousands upon thousands of demons.

Why similar: Adventure 45.4%, Horror 40.4%, Indie 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, first-person experience perfectly captures the chaotic, dark humor of corporate bureaucracy found in Red Tape.

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 31.7%, Dark Humor 20.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, First-Person 9.7%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential corporate satire that uses first-person exploration to deconstruct office life and narrative agency.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 44.8%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Stylized 10.4%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person horror experience that uses low-poly aesthetics to create an unsettling, dreamlike atmosphere.

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: Horror 49.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Exploration 14.4%, 3D 9.4%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the hellish, comedic, and immersive-sim elements that define the supernatural workplace of Red Tape.

Once upon a time, the Grim Reaper chose the wrong door. Angelo – a young lazy bum-a-holic, oh sorry - a blogger, powered only by his blogging skills, must turn on “point-n-click adventure” mode, go around the inferno, meet the locals, and somehow get back home. Enjoy Hell! We made it just for you.

Why similar: Dark Humor 41.8%, Demons 28.6%, Psychedelic 11.1%, Story Rich 9.6%, Linear 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous point-and-click adventure that explores the literal bureaucracy of Hell with a similar comedic lens.

Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.

Why similar: Dark Humor 49.5%, Horror 19.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Stylized 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An episodic, dark-humor adventure that blends exploration with a quirky, supernatural aesthetic.

In Viscera Cleanup Detail, you step into the boots of a space-station janitor tasked with cleaning up after various horrific sci-fi horror events. Instead of machineguns and plasma-rifles, your tools are a mop and bucket. That hero left a mess, and it's up to you to deal with the aftermath.

Why similar: Horror 34.2%, First-Person 26.4%, Walking Simulator 24.5%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It turns the mundane, soul-crushing nature of corporate work into a dark, humorous, and immersive simulation.

An atmospheric retro inspired survival horror game. Enjoy the late shift at 'The Month' in an abstract and unsettling night of terror, spooks and convenience.

Why similar: Dark Humor 33.5%, Walking Simulator 26.8%, Psychedelic 21.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game set in a corporate environment that captures the dread of working late hours.

Welcome to hell! Use realistic physics in the battle and solve puzzles, have a nice chat with demons, and get the desired pizza in the pizza ghest!

Why similar: Demons 37.7%, Dark Humor 34.5%, First-Person 8.1%, Stylized 8%, 3D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, first-person exploration game that features demons and a dark, comic-book aesthetic.

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 55.3%, Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 15.4%, Adventure 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark-humor simulation that explores the struggles of the job market with a satirical, story-rich approach.

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Horror 23.7%, Story Rich 12.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Stylized 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person walking simulator that focuses on atmospheric, psychological horror and surreal exploration.

An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.

Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Story Rich 30.3%, Horror 18.2%, Indie 11.2%, Singleplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure game that explores themes of the afterlife with a unique, hand-drawn visual style.

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Demons 22.3%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that relies on exploration and atmospheric storytelling to build tension in a domestic setting.

In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Story Rich 20.6%, Adventure 19.4%, Exploration 18.1%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric exploration game that tasks the player with uncovering secrets in a mysterious, oppressive environment.

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Dark Humor 33%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 7.2%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror walking simulator that uses first-person exploration to deliver a tense, narrative experience.

When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.

Why similar: Demons 41.7%, Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Adventure 7.3%, 3D 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, first-person horror game that deals directly with demonic themes and psychological dread.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Dark Humor 28.8%, Psychedelic 17.6%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that uses surreal, reality-bending mechanics to create a disorienting and memorable experience.

A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.

Why similar: Demons 26%, Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes mystery and emotional storytelling in a dark, atmospheric setting.

You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.

Why similar: Horror 49%, Exploration 15.8%, Story Rich 14.9%, First-Person 13.8%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, first-person exploration game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a surreal, infinite space.

Tall Poppy is a fun-house horror experience where you must find your wife's purse and a way off the church property before the prankster ghost gets you!

Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Adventure 19.3%, Dark Humor 17.7%, First-Person 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person comedy-adventure that emphasizes exploration and quirky interactions in a surreal world.

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: Demons 42%, Horror 26.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 9.5%, 3D 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A corporate-themed horror game that captures the isolation and fear of working overtime in an office.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Story Rich 28.4%, First-Person 9.1%, Exploration 8.3%, Horror 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in narrative-driven walking simulators that uses environmental storytelling to explore complex, dark themes.

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: Demons 34.1%, Psychedelic 17.8%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A job-based horror game that blends the mundanity of a shift with supernatural, demonic occurrences.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Horror 26.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that explores the psychological horror of being trapped in an office environment after dark.

Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Horror 28.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, Adventure 7.9%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that focuses on psychological horror and atmospheric exploration within a dark, supernatural context.

Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!

Why similar: Dark Humor 37.4%, Walking Simulator 24.7%, Horror 19%, First-Person 7.8%, 3D 5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person walking simulator and puzzle game that explores the concept of liminal spaces with a focus on survival.

You are an intern trapped in an endless office hell. Fight your way through demonic coworkers, get promoted, and find a way to escape this cursed skyscraper.

Why similar: Demons 86.9%, Singleplayer 7.2%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, dark-themed action game that captures the frustration of the work week through a roguelike lens.

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.7%, Story Rich 26%, First-Person 11.3%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative, first-person experience that explores the relationship between the creator and the player through surreal environments.

Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.9%, Horror 27.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 6.9%, First-Person 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, indie walking simulator that features dark, psychological themes and an unsettling atmosphere.

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: Walking Simulator 33.7%, Horror 19.2%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 12%, Exploration 10.4%

Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.

Why similar: Adventure 24.7%, Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Story Rich 18.5%, Exploration 13.8%, Singleplayer 10.7%

A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.

Why similar: Dark Humor 35.2%, Demons 26.5%, Horror 15%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 7.7%

In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Dark Humor 17.3%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 8.7%

This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.

Why similar: Horror 25%, Demons 17.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 11.5%

In this horror, comedy, and puzzle game, you will play as a demon summoned by an old woman to fix her television, sending you on an adventure beyond all reason.

Why similar: Horror 51.8%, Adventure 23%, First-Person 15.8%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 3.5%

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

Why similar: Demons 55.2%, Horror 28.3%, First-Person 8.4%, 3D 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%

8-hour Workday is an anomaly search game inspired by Exit 8 and Platform 8. The player needs to explore a creepy, ominous office where dangerous anomalies are lurking around and try to make it through the work hours. There are 27 anomalies in the game. See if you can solve them all!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Horror 24.3%, First-Person 11.9%, Adventure 8.9%, 3D 8%

Trapped in an infinite shift, you are the sole clerk of purgatory’s only convenience store. Manage stock, pay your taxes and keep nightmarish creatures at bay as you uncover the secret of why your shift never ends. Clock in. Serve the dead. Survive the shift.

Why similar: Dark Humor 49.8%, Horror 28.8%, First-Person 10.6%, Singleplayer 4%, 3D 4%

Ninehells is a psychological horror first person single player, with an unraveling mystery, enriched with voice acting, and has virtual haunted attraction feeling. You play as Davie a man trying to remember his past while traveling though Hell. Play and find out what in the ninehells is going on!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Horror 23.5%, First-Person 12.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 9.5%

LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Walking Simulator 26.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 9.2%

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: Demons 27.3%, Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 6.7%

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: Horror 39%, Story Rich 20.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 7.8%, First-Person 7.5%

Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.

Why similar: Dark Humor 32%, Walking Simulator 23.1%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 7.6%, Adventure 7%

Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths

Why similar: Dark Humor 34.7%, Demons 30.4%, Story Rich 18.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 6.3%

Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!

Why similar: Adventure 28.9%, Story Rich 26.1%, First-Person 19%, Exploration 13.1%, 3D 5.9%

A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Story Rich 18%, First-Person 13.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 10.1%

Explore the most obscure levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new deceives and mysteries that await you. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, First-Person 14%, Adventure 9.8%, 3D 7.2%

Become the exorcist that the world needs! Use Holy Relics and the knowledge from your book to fight demonic possessions. Investigate unholy events and take part in church rituals in this medieval pixel horror game.

Why similar: Demons 55.7%, Horror 26.7%, Adventure 6.9%, Linear 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%

"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 29.6%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Horror 20.1%, Adventure 8.5%, First-Person 7.2%

In this story focused horror game, you are a priest! And you need to help a family with their cursed house, explore, follow your visions, find the root, and exorcize it!

Why similar: Demons 31.6%, Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 13%, Story Rich 9.9%, First-Person 7.5%

First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?

Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Dark Humor 13.9%, First-Person 7.1%

Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Story Rich 16.2%, First-Person 10%, Exploration 8.8%

Bite Night: Dine or Die is a First-Person horror thriller where you play as a diner worker trying to solve the murders of your customers along side your best friend Vamp.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Horror 18.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Story Rich 10%, First-Person 10%

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Dark Humor 44.8%, Horror 22.8%, Story Rich 13.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Adventure 7.1%

A dark comedy/horror game by Jesse Barksdale, creator of the static speaks my name. Help a cult complete a ritual in exchange for divine inspiration to finish writing your terrible novel. A story-focused experience which takes around 45 minutes to complete.

Why similar: Adventure 48.5%, Story Rich 37.2%, Indie 14.3%

BLOOD MALL: RETAPED is a short first-person dinosaur horror game inspired by creature features of the 80s, and the works of Puppet Combo. Take control of a big game hunter-turned-rookie cop, sent to deal with a prehistoric threat that has turned the Dayton County Mall into a blood-soaked hell.

Why similar: Dark Humor 41.8%, Horror 20%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, Exploration 6%

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: Horror 26.4%, Demons 26.1%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Adventure 6.7%

Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.

Why similar: Demons 35.4%, Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Adventure 7.2%

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: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 11.1%