Games Like The Night Shift

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Survival Horror 40.4%, Horror 31.7%, First-Person 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive experience for being trapped in a confined space with a lethal, intelligent predator that forces you to manage your limited resources and line of sight.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Survival Horror 24.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This classic title pioneered the first-person stealth-horror genre, focusing on vulnerability and puzzle-solving while avoiding direct confrontation.

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Survival Horror 27.3%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Dark 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like The Night Shift, this game relies heavily on a flashlight and stealth mechanics to survive against terrifying threats in a confined environment.

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: Action-Adventure 29.6%, Horror 26.2%, Psychological 12.4%, Action 10.7%, 3D 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, shift-based horror game that builds dread through mundane tasks and a creeping sense of being watched.

Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!

Why similar: Horror 37.4%, Survival Horror 35.4%, First-Person 11.5%, Dark 5.4%, Atmospheric 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential shift-based horror game that relies on monitoring your surroundings and managing resources to survive the night.

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 38.9%, Survival Horror 28%, First-Person 9.7%, Realistic 6.9%, Dark 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An intensely atmospheric psychological horror game that excels at making the player feel vulnerable in a realistic, domestic setting.

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: Horror 29%, Realistic 17.4%, First-Person 15.6%, Psychological 14%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that places you in a retail environment filled with psychological horror and survival elements.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.1%, Horror 22.7%, First-Person 11.6%, Puzzle 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply immersive, narrative-driven horror experience with stealth mechanics that force you to hide from terrifying entities.

Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.

Why similar: Horror 39.9%, Survival Horror 25.5%, First-Person 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features fast-paced, maze-based horror where you must evade monsters that often require specific movement or line-of-sight tactics to survive.

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 50.9%, Puzzle 22.2%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Indie 7.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A shift-based horror game that focuses on anomaly detection and constant vigilance, mirroring the tension of watching your surroundings.

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

Why similar: Realistic 22%, Puzzle 20.9%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Horror 15.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the supernatural elements of working a night shift, blending puzzle-solving with atmospheric horror.

Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.

Why similar: Horror 73.5%, Action 14.6%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that utilizes monster-evasion mechanics and flashlight management to create a tense experience.

Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.

Why similar: Horror 46.5%, Survival Horror 18.9%, First-Person 12.5%, Puzzle 7.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, shift-based horror experience where you must balance computer tasks with the constant threat of intruders.

Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?

Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Realistic 17.7%, First-Person 14%, Puzzle 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, puzzle-driven horror game that emphasizes exploration and survival in a dark, mysterious setting.

Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

Why similar: Horror 71.4%, First-Person 15.4%, Dark 5.5%, 3D 3.5%, Action 2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the task-based, ghost-hunting experience where you must use tools to survive while being hunted by supernatural entities.

The sun has disappeared from the sky! Darkness chokes the land, depriving it of all things good. Now it’s time for you to figure out how to bring the sun back! Get behind the wheel and find the sun in Night Shift!

Why similar: Adventure 38.7%, Puzzle 37.9%, Indie 23.4%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that shares the thematic core of surviving a lonely, unsettling shift in a dark environment.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Immersive 33.4% ★, Horror 18.8%, First-Person 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, puzzle-heavy horror that uses shifting environments to disorient and terrify the player.

Night shift office cleaning. All that greets you, a new hire, is a dirty floor… and a formless sense of unease. In the silent floors above, something is unmistakably moving.

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, First-Person 24.1%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, 3D 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A shift-based immersive sim that focuses on the eerie nature of cleaning a building after hours.

You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.

Why similar: Horror 67.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Survival Horror 10%, Adventure 4.5%, Action 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A procedurally generated horror game that relies on a flashlight and navigation to escape a shifting, haunted environment.

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: Survival Horror 26.3%, Horror 20.4%, First-Person 11.6%, Realistic 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes action and the constant threat of being hunted.

Play as a clothing store worker who is just finishing up her shift and preparing to go home. However, as you make your way towards the exit, the power suddenly goes out, leaving you trapped inside the store.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.7%, First-Person 17%, Horror 13%, Psychological 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes the unsettling nature of static figures to create a tense, exploration-heavy horror experience.

"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: Horror 28.1%, Survival Horror 14.7%, First-Person 11.9%, Realistic 11.2%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that focuses on the investigation and survival aspects of a night shift worker.

"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: Horror 26.4%, First-Person 16%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-horror game that combines walking-simulator elements with intense, psychological survival sequences.

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: Horror 54.4%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A shift-based horror game that focuses on the isolation and psychological dread of working in a graveyard at night.

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: Survival Horror 23.3%, Horror 17.1%, Realistic 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, First-Person 11.5%

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: Horror 40.7%, First-Person 22.1%, Survival Horror 18.9%, 3D 10.1%, Adventure 6%

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: Horror 30.9%, First-Person 20.7%, Realistic 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Psychological 9.8%

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: Survival Horror 31.9%, Horror 22.1%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Multiple Endings 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, atmospheric horror game that uses the setting of a mall to create a sense of isolation and dread.

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: Horror 48.9%, First-Person 25.2%, Dark 11.4%, Indie 9.7%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a single, unsettling location.

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: Immersive 31.9% ★, Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9.2%

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: Horror 36.9%, Multiple Endings 22%, Puzzle 21.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%

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: Survival Horror 31.7%, Realistic 16.3%, Horror 15.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%

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 45.7%, Multiple Endings 24.3%, First-Person 15.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%

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

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Horror 23.9%, First-Person 17.3%, 3D 8.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%

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: Immersive 43.2% ★, Horror 24.6%, Realistic 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%, First-Person 8.5%

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: Survival Horror 28%, Horror 23%, Realistic 14.7%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%

It Reaches is a first person horror game, captured through the lens of a police officer’s body cam. Trapped inside the facilities of an abandoned hospital, find a way to escape the horrors lurking underground. Uncover a dark mystery left behind and don't get caught! They will reach for you…

Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Horror 21.6%, Realistic 15.8%, Puzzle 6.8%, Action 5.7%

You're trapped in an apartment with ever-changing rooms. Capture anomalies on camera, survive deadly entities and escape an endless nightmare.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Realistic 16.2%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Puzzle 9.2%, First-Person 8.4%

Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 34.2%, Horror 23.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 8.7%, Dark 7.4%

In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.5%, Horror 21.7%, First-Person 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Dark 6.9%

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 33%, First-Person 20.3%, Puzzle 19%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Realistic 5.1%

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: Horror 28.3%, First-Person 17.6%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%

While trying to avoid the dangers of working the night shift at a store deep in the forest, you'll also make decisions that shape the fate of the story.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.3%, Horror 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Survival Horror 13.9%, First-Person 13.3%

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: Horror 28.4%, Action-Adventure 21.6%, First-Person 18%, Realistic 17.2%, 3D 8.8%

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: Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 17.2%, Realistic 14.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

You are on the night shift at the mall. While you were taking your post, your partner went missing. All the time you hear some kind of noise. You need to find out their origin and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms.

Why similar: Horror 36.2%, First-Person 16.7%, Adventure 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%, 3D 8.1%

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: Horror 30.6%, First-Person 16%, Realistic 11%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Puzzle 8.2%

The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?

Why similar: Action-Adventure 34.1%, Horror 23%, Realistic 20.8%, First-Person 7.6%, Action 5.3%

Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.

Why similar: Horror 42.5%, First-Person 13.7%, Puzzle 9.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%

You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.

Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Puzzle 11.3%, Atmospheric 9%

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: Horror 24.9%, Realistic 17.6%, First-Person 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%

HORROR is a test of your logic in the face of primal fear. You are unarmed. You are vulnerable. All you have is a flashlight with a dying battery and your intellect.

Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Puzzle 15.2%, First-Person 15.1%, Realistic 11.6%, Action 6.9%

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: Survival Horror 19.1%, Horror 15.9%, Realistic 12.5%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 9.9%

Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 18.8%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Realistic 13.1%, First-Person 12%

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: Horror 21.8%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, First-Person 15%, Puzzle 13.7%, Psychological 10.4%

A survival horror game where light is scarier than darkness. Use your radar and other tools to stay out of the light, sneak around dangers, explore the quarantined ship, and find a way to escape. But be careful, monsters are hunting you and are aware of your every mistake!

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.5%, Horror 18.1%, Realistic 14.9%, First-Person 10%, Atmospheric 9.4%

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

Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Realistic 22.2%, First-Person 20%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Adventure 8.6%

The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!

Why similar: Survival Horror 35%, Horror 33.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Singleplayer 3%

A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.9%, Horror 20.5%, Realistic 14%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Action 5.9%