Games like Beyond the Static

"Come to work. The rules are simple: stare at the monitors, and before dawn, don’t let 'those things' wandering around at night get into the security booth..." In the sweltering summer of 2002, you take on a night shift security job at Sunshine Residential Compound. A cramped, dilapidated guardhouse, a CRT monitor flickering with heavy snow static, nine surveillance cameras riddled with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Watch.

For years I have been having a nightmare where I see the world dying from my window. As I contemplate the catastrophe, I see myself. It is a strange sensation that I have never been able to explain in words. This is where Morbid Catastrophe was born - a game based on a recurring nightmare. A experience of catastrophic horror. Languages - English, Spanish                                 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morbid Catastrophe.

A series of heavy machinery failures and steep-slope accidents began the moment demolition work started. Development was completely halted, leaving the former Inumaki Estate abandoned. This beautiful mansion, blending Japanese and Western architecture with traces of Taisho Roman style, became an untouched ruin after its last residents departed 20 years ago. The "defilement" engulfing th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANOMALOGIST: Inumaki Manor.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

90% User Score Based on 31 reviews

ABOUT CASTING WHISPERSCasting Whispers is a first-person psychological horror game where sound is your greatest tool. Investigate the paranormal events that plague a city in 1960s America. Shut your eyes. Trust your senses. Listen to the darkness. THE PAST DOESN’T DIE, IT ECHOES…1961. Corburgh, Connecticut, USA. An old industrial city plagued by urban legends, the sins of its past, and unexplaine… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Casting Whispers.

You work in a hotel and your shift is over but instead of heading home, you find yourself in an endless loop. Your only chance to decrease a floor is to identify anomalies and choose the correct elevator to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Golden Retreat.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

In Quantum Clove, science has crossed every limit and opened doors to another world—letting unimaginable horrors through. Alone and unaided, you must find a way to escape the underground complex… before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Resonance.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

85% User Score Based on 68 reviews

You are on your first solo ghost hunt, under the watchful instructions of Bear and Jen from the O.P.G paranormal team. Use real gadgets in a real location, a house investigated by the developers on the request of three different owners. It is a case worthy of a video game, so welcome to Incubus. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incubus: A ghost-hunters tale.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

76% User Score Based on 347 reviews

Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONCLUSE.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

69% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Critic Score 25%Based on 2 reviews

Outbreak: Contagious Memories is a send-up to classic 90’s horror series like Resident Evil and Silent Hill where your survival will be determined by moment-to-moment decisions, what you decide to carry, and how good you are at spotting conveniently written notes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outbreak: Contagious Memories.

Embark on a co-op horror experience set in the countryside of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the early 2000s, with visuals inspired by the PSX era. Features Monitor the store through security cameras, patrol the aisles for anything out of place, throw out thieves, and keep order in the supermarket. But that is not enough for your boss: restock shelves, clean up messes left by customers hours ear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIDNIGHT MARKET.

Time is Running Out, The Conveyor Never StopsYou have a very clear and simple ultimate goal: pack 10,000 toys correctly and send them down the conveyor belt. But the pressure on you is immense. There are only 4 days left until Christmas, and this countdown operates entirely in real-time. As the seconds tick away, the belt never slows down. Evolve, Accelerate, and Meet the DemandAt first, everyt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elf Shift.

Last Frame is a first-person atmospheric horror game focused on tension, observation and corporate secrecy. You play as Anna, a night security guard hired by Greyline Corporation to monitor one of their warehouse facilities. The warehouse has experienced missing items and management wants visual confirmation of stored assets during the night shift. Your job is to patrol the building, photo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Frame.

Some gifts are meant to be buried. Arlo Part I: The Past is a first-person supernatural psychological horror game that plunges you into one terrifying day inside the mind and home of Arlo, a young woman with a gift she never asked for. THE STORY Arlo has spent years running from her ability to communicate with the dead. But when the supernatural begins bleeding into her waking life, via dreams,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arlo Part I: The Past.

September 2026. The Event has left the world around you in pieces. Following the death of your wife, Tridha, and your daughter, Runu, you've retreated into the deep, rain-drowned forests of Jharkhand, India. Your only companions are your rusty shotgun, a rotting wood axe, a fishing rod, a box of matches, a compass, a pack of cards, and an old valve radio. You dream of the desert, where the news ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hermitage.

Drive a late-night taxi through a city where no one can be trusted. Pick up suspicious passengers, follow unsettling routes, and face strange conversations and irreversible choices. Tonight, who you take, where you drop them off, and where you go next are all up to you. A retro horror taxi game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WHERE TO?.

Midnight Noodle is a story-driven, choice-based psychological horror-thriller. This game takes you on a journey where you experience the stark contrast between the peaceful night vibes of running a local food stall and sudden, heart-pounding terror. Synopsis: Ogik's life has never been peaceful. His days are drained by working shifts as a cashier at a roadside convenience store. Instead of findin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Noodle.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

59% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Warning: This game contains flashing lights that may trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Player discretion is advised. Vellar is a first-person psychological horror game where reality fractures, memories return in fragments, and recordings tell a story that doesn’t add up. Explore a shifting house and uncover a truth buried deep within a past you may not fully remember. A fami… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vellar.

A psychological horror game set in a small post-Soviet town. You play as a troubled man, drowning himself in cheap beer while being pulled deeper into the shadows of his dark past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crazy Neighbour.

Dry Meadow is an atmospheric old-school FPS with emphasis on narrative journey, set in an alternative history at Finland's border to Soviet Russia. Drawing inspiration from exemplars such as Stalker, Doom and Half-Life, it aims to push the janky gzdoom-engine to its limits in order to bring forth all the best (and perhaps the worst) aspects of aforementioned classics, while retaining an identity o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dry Meadow.

Do what the voice tells you, no matter how wrong it feels.You open your eyes to a bare room. No windows. No doors. No escape. Complete each daily task.Only a bed, a table, a bathroom, and a voice that speaks when you wake. Each morning, it gives you a task. At first, they seem harmless—simple chores in a place that shouldn’t exist. But by the second day, the tone shifts. The tasks grow d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Romb.

HWTC is a mix of psychological horror and work simulation set in the fictional post-Soviet state, the Republic of Calvania. You’ll be exploring difficult themes that are part of our everyday lives - routine, negligence, and mental health - all while listening to the encouraging, Council-approved radio station. Few things are said directly, but many are left for your interpretation. The warehouse,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HWTC: Happy Worker Tool Company.

Seven centuries in the future, humanity is collapsing. In an attempt to spare yourself the same fate as the rest of the system, you flee to the furthest away place you can feasibly survive: Pluto. Survive the downfall of humanity in a centuries old survival bunker, or at least the first week. Uninhabited for centuries. You crash land on Pluto, it's the furthest away place you could reach that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seven Days Until Morning.

Nourish is a retro-styled 3D horror game about survival, responsibility, and the terrifying cost of failure. In this 15 minute challenging experience, you play as a junior employee of Echium Enterprises, you're tasked with transporting Project Váyu, a mysterious plant discovered on a distant alien world. Early research suggests it could solve Echium’s oxygen shortage aboard deep-space vessels. Bu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nourish.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

In this terrifying walking simulator, you will meet those virtual pets you once forgot in a drawer, and who now seek revenge, in an atmosphere full of mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Friend Wiggles.

Midnight Library Shift's by Asteroid Box MIDNIGHT LIBRARY SHIFT'S Lore: You are an unemployed individual living in a small rented room, One day, you run into an old friend who decides to help you out. They manage to get you a night shift job at an old library. At first, everything seems normal, though the atmosphere feels a little off. However, as you spend more time wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Library Shift's.

In RoadKill, a late-night drive home turns into a nightmare. After narrowly dodging a speeding car, you're left stranded on deserted roads — but something unnatural is still out there, and it’s hunting you. Explore an open, eerie town under the cover of darkness, search for a way to power your escape. Scattered notes and strange remnants hint at a long-buried legend — a presence the locals fear, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RoadKill.

                                                         Silent Station is a horror puzzle game where you have to fix a station. Solve interesting puzzles, explore different locations, and learn more mysteries related to the station. The game looks like a game made on Playstation 1 using VHS effects. The original game was made at Bigmode Game Jam 2025 in 10 days. Fix and restore: Reactivate br… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SILENT STATION.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Synopsis The era of interplanetary travel has arrived in the vast expanse of space. As an advanced outpost for terraforming, there existed the Moonbase Lambda. One day, the player awakens from a cryogenic sleep only to be greeted by the eerie silence of Lambda Base. Despite the confusion, the player begins to explore the base in order to survive... About this game Moonbase Lambda is a horror … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonbase Lambda.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

So you’ve been arrested? In Vacant’s Mine you can regain your freedom in just 7 Days! NAVIGATE THROUGH THE MINE You’ve been arrested. But In this prison camp, you can regain freedom in just 7 days! Navigate an old mine using a railway and steal whatever eggs the stingy and ominous man named Vacant requires. Don’t even think about running out, you’ve got limited electricity! FIND THE EGGS AND ST… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vacant's Mine.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

93% User Score Based on 12 reviews

The Shopping list is a full length mystery-psychological story rich horror game experience that blends unsettling scenarios with intense characters and a nostalgic retro theme. Rediscover your past as you try to make yourself at home in a new town. Enjoy different encounters and puzzles while talking to the locals, and finish the shopping list as the mysteries of the town watches from the shadow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shopping List.

Durium Hospital Lost Tape 95 is a realistic urban exploration VHS Found Footage horror mixed with survival horror and the third entry in "The Lost Tapes" Series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Durium Hospital Lost Tape 95.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

You are an ordinary employee of Department 14. One day, having fallen asleep at your desk, you wake up and notice that all the other workers have left early and you are left alone. Department 14 is a first-person game with challenging puzzles, horror elements and a deep story where you have to find out what is really going on. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Department 14.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

The Backrooms: Escape is an experience in the liminal world of backrooms. Move freely, explore the secrets of the corporation, but remember - you are not alone. Full Game - Steam Tags: #horror... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Escape.

A VHS Found Footage Urbex Simulation horror with emphasis on atmosphere, unpredictability, realism and a non-linear design, focusing on the feeling of providing a realistic solo urban exploration in a abandoned construction building. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urbex Alone.

14%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

23% User Score Based on 13 reviews

People left this place not so long ago, but it has already looked old. Dangerous monsters and bandits hide there. Walking through the factory to escape from abadoned and dangerous town. Run to the tube to survive. Features: - Classic FPS gameplay - Тense atmosphere - Frightening tunnel - Dangerous enemies If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crappy Tube.

Chibi Horror: The School is a japanese and anime themed horror game inspired by horror games like Slender, Amnesia, among others. In this game, the player will incarnate a student that has to break into the school and make it out alive. But beware! There will be creepy waifus looking for you.Game Features First Person Gameplay: Experience the game from a first person point view. Anime-Mang… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chibi Horror: The School.

A PS2-inspired analog horror game with remastered graphics. Now cracked, its mystery can be unraveled. Collect items and cheats to glitch out of bounds, find exploitable developer rooms, and escape the madness. Are you prepared to step into the shadows? The player is thrust into the role of a nameless protagonist tasked with investigating the strange happenings on an old farm. Discover the myst… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Lens.

8 obscure horror games, based on surrealism, psychology, depression, fantasy, existentialism, analog horror and fear of all kinds. Ossa A surreal psychological horror game about the mind escaping from a dying body. Mosquito Face A psychological horror game about John and the invasion of mosquitoes. Timore Solum Short horror game about sadness. Stay. Cry. Queen Of Cards T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obscure Horrors.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

An immersive wandering simulator through the endless Backrooms. Explore empty corridors, listen to their whisper, and lose yourself in the depths of dark spaces. A subtly oppressive atmosphere, meditative strangeness, and the feeling of an alien, silent world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: New Gate.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

The rent was cheap, the street was quiet, and the attic was supposed to be empty.The house at the end of SycamoreYou're Riley. New town, new keys, a van full of boxes and a dog named Bean. Day one is unpacking: find the fuse box, figure out the stairs, wave back at the neighbor who's a little too curious about your attic. By the time the sun goes down, Bean won't stop barking at the ceiling. Syca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sycamore End.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 5,567 reviews

CATCH THE DOPPELGANGERS IN THIS 3D HORROR. Demo Playthrough:   ~40 mins •    Serve customers, spot the Doppelgangers.  •    Question them, check their Paperwork.  •    Board up, lay Traps and Hide. MULTIPLAYER DEMO NOW LIVE ON STEAM ⭐ Following the success of this demo, I have  upgraded this game into a MULTIPLAYER CO-OP Steam Demo! The main addition will be online co-op for up … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shift At Midnight.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 62 reviews

"He’ll bite your ass!" Crococo is a first-person psychological horror with elements of dark humor. The infamous urban legend about crocodiles and alligators living in the sewers of New York… comes to life. Boris - a professional sewer worker. After the death of his wife, he leaves everything behind and moves from Russia to the United States, hoping to start over. But the past do… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crococo.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

I WILL BE THERE is a procedurally-generated, point & click survival-adventure game. It is currently in active development and will be released on STEAM (PC).  PlayStation Vita users can exclusively enjoy this demo provided they enabled homebrew features. Your feedback is always appreciated!  Please do leave a comment and share your thoughts :) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I WILL BE THERE.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

THE STORYA late-night courier. A wrong address. A house that won't let you leave. You wake on a cold, damp floor. The air stinks of rot and rusted metal. The walls hum with static. Footsteps creak in empty halls. Something moves in the dark... watching… waiting. To survive, you’ll have to search the rooms for clues, solve twisted puzzles, and stay hidden. One mistake, one wrong turn, and you'll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delivery Driver Massacre - Definitive Edition.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

85% User Score Based on 71 reviews

Barking from the Dark - is a first-person horror game about a lonely night shift worker at a remote railway crossing.At first, the routine seems simple: tighten the bolts, raise the barriers, let trucks and heavy freight trains from the mines pass through. But the previous operator disappeared after answering the call of a strange barking coming from the forest. All that remains is a note — and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barking from the Dark.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

86% User Score Based on 95 reviews

You're locked in a room where your only chance of survival is to play blackjack against a sinister dealer. Every hand isn't just a gamble, it's a deal with fate. Fail to repay your debt on time, and you'll fall into darkness... or something far worse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackjack Descent.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 307 reviews

The city’s under curfew after a series of disappearances and murders. You’re a young delivery driver trying to finish your gig before 9:00 PM. Set inside a decaying apartment complex, every knock on a door brings you closer to uncovering what lurks within its halls, where every delivery could be your last. The Stalking Stairs is a PSX-style psychological horror thriller featuring tense atmosphere,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jaden Williams' The Stalking Stairs.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

76% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Are you ready for your shift? Step into the shoes of a convenience store employee in Mexico, handling everyday tasks like sweeping, restocking shelves, and taking out the trash. But be careful — you never know what might happen late at night. A horror game that blends daily routine with the tension of facing the unexpected, reflecting the harsh reality of those who encounter danger day after day… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NIGHT SHIFT NIGHTMARE.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

The DinnerA psychological horror game that descends into the darkest corners of the mind. Erick, a war veteran scarred by guilt and memories that never fade, tries to maintain the illusion of a normal life with his family. But his home, his thoughts, and even the simplest tasks turn into a labyrinth of paranoia and repressed memories. As his daily routine begins to fracture, the line between rea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dinner.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 5,279 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 14 reviews

Routine is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror title set on an abandoned Lunar base designed around an 80’s vision of the future. Curious exploration turns into a need for survival when a lunar base goes completely quiet. Searching for answers puts you face to face with an enemy who is certain the main threat is you. Discoveries lead to deeper unknowns and the only way to go is forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.