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Looking for games like Desktop Jumpscares? Here are top simulation recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Cry of Fear, Ultimate Custom Night or Obama Maze.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 35,072 reviews

    Cry of Fear is a single-player, horror modification for Half-Life 1 that brings you all the horrors you have always been afraid of. This is a free total converstion of Half-Life 1, which means none of the assets from Half-Life 1 have been used in this mod or any files from other people, it is a totally unique experience. Everything is made exclusively by Team Psykskallar, the Cry of Fear developer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cry of Fear.

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  2. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 30,646 reviews

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Custom Night.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 926 reviews

    Obama Maze is a 3D horror experience with the former United States president, Barack Obama. You must navigate through his courses collecting all 7 of his "Obamiums." Collect all 7 in order to leave his maze and continue onto the next until you reach the final course. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obama Maze.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 48,920 reviews

    Play sounds in voice chats in high digital quality. Try the free demo now! You probably heard of soundboard, where people put sounds together like the popular Duke Nukem sounds. With Soundpad you can play them not only to yourself, but also to others. Features Play sounds in voice chats Works in any voice related application like Teamspeak, Mumble, Skype, Discord or games like Dota2, CS:GO … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soundpad.

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  5. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 10,791 reviews

    Multiplayer survival horror game based on stories from the SCP Foundation. The game is about a facility called Site-[REDACTED] containing anomalous entities known as SCPs. When a catastrophic containment breach occurs at one of the facilities, it is your main goal to get out of the facility. SCP:CB Multiplayer has different gamemode, called breach mode, you and other players can become one of the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Containment Breach Multiplayer.

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    37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    37% User Score Based on 1,990 reviews

    StrangerZ is a Free to Play Multiplayer Survival Horror game. Play as or survive against the "Stranger" with your teammates until dawn. Level up your stats and rank by either surviving or killing all players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StrangerZ.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 12,761 reviews

    Jump into the underwater world and show off your skills in the wilderness of Feed and Grow, a fish simulator! This survival game is in alpha stage at the moment and new patches and updates are... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feed and Grow: Fish.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    87% User Score Based on 4,342 reviews

    Features Up to 4k video resolution Multi-monitor support and setting different wallpapers for each monitor Pauses video when other applications cover the screen to limit performance impact Supports common video and image formats such as mp4, webm, ogg, gif, png, jpeg, etc. Steam Achievements Steam workshop. View other's creations and upload your own! Open Source Thank You for using my pro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wallpaper Alive.

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  14. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 1,686 reviews

    Turn your entire digital life into a game. AArcade is a 3D desktop that launches shortcuts to absolutely anything you like. Join the anarchy of the persistent online metaverse, or remain in your own private reality. Casual in-game building features, plus hundreds of thousands of addons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anarchy Arcade.

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  16. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 9,457 reviews

    In the 4th chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (Scratch Port).

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 8,960 reviews

    A unique take on the popular genre of battle royales. Multiple fast pace rounds that rewards kills just as much as being the last alive. Team up, take revenge, and be the last bean standing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bean Battles.

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  18. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 51,622 reviews

    You've fallen into the backrooms and now need to find a way to escape. Traverse through eerie procedurally generated levels while avoiding entities and other danger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape the Backrooms.

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  19. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    92% User Score Based on 4,108 reviews

    In Granny Simulator there are two players, a feeble old grandmother and her lovely grandson. The grandmothers objective is to complete her every day routine while the grandson utilizes uncanny violence and pure brutality to stop her. The grandmother can find items around her house to help fend off her grandson while she completes her objectives. The grandson can also find objects around… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Granny Simulator.

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  20. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 10,852 reviews

    OBS Studio is a free and open source program for livestreaming and video recording. Create scenes with multiple types of video sources, including your computer display, video games, webcams, video files, and more. Stream your video productions on sites like Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook live, or record your videos locally to share.Features Livestream video to sites like Twitch, YouTube, Facebo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OBS Studio.

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  21. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 860 reviews

    A horror film in which Shlepa appears in his frightening form. The main character had no idea where he would end up when he first got a job. Now he is forced not to protect, but to survive in a terrible office. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Nights At Floppa.

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  23. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 3,727 reviews

    An expansive virtual sitting and shopping experience. Earn "sit points" by sitting then spend them on any of the 100+ chairs available in the chair store. Be careful not to sit too long though! You could lose points, or worse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chair Simulator.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    93% User Score Based on 1,501 reviews

    My Voice Zoo is a unique idle zoo game brought to life with your very own voice. Create animal cries using your microphone, and build a one-of-a-kind zoo found nowhere else. Whenever the animals cry, your voice echoes and income builds up. That income can be used to adopt new animals, helping your zoo grow bigger and livelier over time. You can enjoy it naturally without complicat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MyVoiceZoo.

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  25. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 176,320 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 6 reviews

    Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sons Of The Forest.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 12,216 reviews

    KinitoPet is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant. Kinito is able to walk, talk, browse, adapt, and play games as Kinito is like no other with its adaptive technology! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KinitoPET.

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  27. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 16,760 reviews

    Join Garfield and his friends in the funniest fast and fur-ious game! What character do you want to play with? Garfield, Odie, Jon, Nermal... you choose! Take part in no-holds-barred crazy races. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garfield Kart.

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  30. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 10,706 reviews
    Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

    Choose your character and kart according to their characteristics and your driving style, get off the starting line first and control skids to outrun your opponents. Use crazy bonus objects, like the Pillow or the Magic Wand, to gain an edge and get over the finishing line first. Are you lazy like Garfield? Take shortcuts to overtake the other racers with the Spring! Race your friends in local mod… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garfield Kart Furious Racing.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 5,531 reviews

    With 12 lives for two, players must fight to gain points from each kill. The containers of life are boulders freely moved by characters in the arena and used for throwing. In hand-to-hand combat the characters interact using their muscles and initiate targeted hits. When all containers are exhausted the game enters the final stage, where the victorious player takes the points earned. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paunch.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 11,968 reviews

    Bad Rats is a physics puzzle game where rats finally get their bloody revenge on their new prisoners: The cats. Come up with creative solutions for each puzzle using physics, functional objects, and your specially trained Rats. Try different ways of solving each puzzle to finish faster or earn higher scores. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Rats.

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  33. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 2,050 reviews

    Scare or be scared in this fun Halloween multiplayer game full of hijinks and mischief! Set traps, cast spells, and scare the living hell out of your opponent to win! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hide and Shriek.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    78% User Score Based on 571 reviews

    Black Rose is a first-person survival horror game in which you assume the role of Linda, an average girl who heard rumors about an old abandoned funeral home being haunted. No one knows what... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Rose.

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  35. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    70% User Score Based on 1,737 reviews

    Oh my god, this is Crazy Danila's simulator! Herman, this is just an incredibly funny! Superable Atmosphere, Fashionable Clothing Store, Great Locations and Cool Design! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RUSSIAPHOBIA.

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  36. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 8,751 reviews

    Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you. They long to finally meet you and show you how flexible your skin can be after it has soaked in blood. Will you brave this journe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion.

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  38. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    96% User Score Based on 6,836 reviews

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad. It's good, clean fun! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    54% User Score Based on 643 reviews

    Clown House is a short, unique horror experience. You must find the key to escape from the Clown House. Some of the residents are harmless, some of them are not. You carry a gun, but you can't know which clowns are willing to harm you unless they start to attack. Worst part? Killing an innocent clown turns you into one of them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clown House.

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  41. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    94% User Score Based on 73,151 reviews

    HERE’S THE PLAN! Get famous or die trying! Content Warning is a co-op horror game where you film spooky stuff with your friends to try and go viral. Step One: Go Down to the Old World Squad up, customize your face with the ASCII face customizer, buy some gear and use the diving bell to go down to the Old World! Down there you’ll encounter scary physics-animated monsters, cursed relics and other … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Content Warning.

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  42. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 5,680 reviews

    Wild island. Thirst and hunger. Dangerous animals and insects. The perfect place to test your survival skills, especially if you only have empty hands, especially if it is a hand simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hand Simulator Survival.

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  43. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    85% User Score Based on 1,840 reviews

    The Genesis Project is a Unity-based game project that aims to replicate Sburb, the universe creating game as seen in the webcomic Homestuck. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Genesis Project.

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  44. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 24,532 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 2 reviews

    Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! In Five Nights at Freddy's 2, the old and aging animatronics are joined by a new cast of characters. They are kid-friendly, updated with the latest in facial recognition technology, tied into local criminal databases, and promise to put on a safe and entertaining show for kids and grown-ups alike! What could go wrong? As the new secur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Nights at Freddy's 2.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 2,031 reviews

    Santa is dead. Now the remaining bearded men of the Norwegian wilderness must fight to the death. Will you be the next Santa, or die in the snow? Punch, slice, outwit your way to a fulfilling new seasonal job in this online PvP third-person fighter! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Live Santa!.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    66% User Score Based on 1,762 reviews

    Do ghosts exist? What about Bigfoot, Chupacabras,Rake or Skinwalkers? And how will we ever know? You play as Gordon Davis, a scientist,a traveller and an explorer of unknown creatures and unusual events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rake.

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  47. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 2,544 reviews

    Bigscreen is a social virtual desktop app for HTC Vive & Oculus Rift that lets you use your computer in VR. Play your favorite PC games, have a virtual LAN party, draw with 3D markers, watch movies with friends in a virtual theater, or hang out by the campfire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bigscreen Beta.

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  48. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 221,570 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, a massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Zomboid.

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  49. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 2,944 reviews

    You are a test subject in the underground SCP research facility. When a containment breach occurs, you must find your way out. Escape the SCPs, discover anomalous objects, and collect valuable resources along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Labrat.

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  50. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 47,558 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poppy Playtime.

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