Games like Don't Pick Up

The Anomaly Detective is a first-person detective game woven with psychological thriller elements that will make you question your perception of reality. You are called to the scene as a detective, but this is no ordinary crime scene. Stress, fatigue, or perhaps this hotel itself is clouding your mind. HALLUCINATION OR EVIDENCE? As you walk down the hallway, you will encounter bizarre anomali… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Anomaly Detective.

The Helping Hand Daycare is hiring!You are applying for a night shift position at The Helping Hand, a local daycare facility. Your job is to clean, organize, and prepare the space for the next day. You will work alone after hours, follow assigned tasks, and submit a nightly report before clocking out. This is a first person psychological horror game where routine work and careful observation are … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Good Hands.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

84% User Score Based on 164 reviews

You’re the sole employee at the Kharnym Isle post office, stamping, sorting, and delivering mail. But the job hides secrets, and the office itself holds mysteries you must uncover. This will be the only job you’ll ever need to work… unless you can escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Letter Lost.

Wish Upon a Star That Does Not Exist. Inside a containment facility that continues to claim it is “operating normally,” you are the only one still awake. Your daily task is to care for a highly intelligent, articulate, and possibly observant unknown entity—M-501. Feed it. Calm it. Talk to it. And follow the facility’s rules without exception. Because the moment it realizes— that humanity is co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ECHOES OF THE GOLDEN BRANCH - M-501 Aberrant Emotion Evolution Report.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

78% User Score Based on 444 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 8 reviews

As a police detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means? Interrogation is a narratively immersive convo-puzzle game that challenges common preconception… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interrogation: You will be deceived.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

94% User Score Based on 226 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 1 reviews

Welcome, interrogator, to the year 2065. You were constructed to question other, disobedient androids: why do they glitch? Why do they believe they have free will? Manipulate their emotions; extract their secrets; scrap those beyond repair. You wouldn't disobey your creators, would you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silicon Dreams.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

80% User Score Based on 44 reviews

In Trusted Hands is a narrative-driven repair shop simulator where fixing phones turns dealing with people’s private lives. Messages, photos, and hidden files can surface during repairs, placing you in the middle of secrets you were never meant to see. As the story unfolds, customers with complicated pasts cross your path, and strangers with unclear motives begin asking for information in exchange… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Trusted Hands.

Welcome to The Company.In this first‑person psychological horror experience, your boss “asks” you to work late again. Clock in for another ordinary shift and decide what kind of employee you will be today.  Sift through an endless stream of corporate messages. These workaholics may not be in the office with you, but they sure do send a lot of messages from afar to keep you busy. How you res… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Company.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

67% User Score Based on 39 reviews

The outside world is no longer fit to live in, and there is only one place that can protect people: the bunker. Become its overseer and take responsibility for difficult choices: saving or rejecting, sharing or denying, trusting or defending. There’s nothing but chaos outside, and each knock on the door may mean salvation or destruction. Your choices will decide the fate of the bunker’s inhabitant… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underchoice.

This is a first-person narrative horror game set inside a suburban house, where a normal day slowly starts to feel wrong.The experience focuses on atmosphere, grounded realism, and subtle storytelling. It’s not about constant action or loud scares, it’s about letting unease slowly build, until you realize something is very, very wrong. You follow a quiet household after a strange incident happens… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memories : Silenced.

PROJECT: MIRROR is a suspenseful narrative adventure where choices become reflections. Explore a simulated desktop, examine evidence, and piece together events as your relationship with a mysterious AI unfolds. What will your decisions reveal? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PROJECT: MIRROR.

A Simulation Game About Spotting Scalpers and Running a Healthy BusinessSome people buy up limited-edition products and hard-to-find popular items for their own profit, then resell them at prices far above retail. They are known as scalpers. In recent years, scalping has become a serious issue in the trading card game industry… In this game, you become the owner of a card shop and aim to build … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You’re a Scalper, Aren’t You?.

Static Maw is a first-person psychological horror game focused on tension, atmosphere, and slow-burn dread. The experience takes place in a remote antenna station where your job is to maintain a signal that should not exist. You play as a newly hired Night Operator at StaticCore Systems. Each shift uncovers something you aren't ready for, and your goal: keep the station running. In practice, ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Static Maw.

A dystopian bureaucracy simulator about denying health insurance claims From: VitaCare+ HR Department To: New Employee Mailing List AUTOMATED MESSAGE TO NEW EMPLOYEES - DO NOT RESPONDEmployee #759618F, your five (5) year probation period in VitaCare+ Claims Processing has begun. VitaCare+ is the nation's largest health insurance provider. As a new Claims Adjuster, you are our first line of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Denied.

Insomnia Club is a dark, grounded emotional visual novel about early-adult confusion, social issues, intimacy, and self-identity. You play as a long-term insomniac employee whose life gradually slips out of control as reality tightens around you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insomnia Club.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

87% User Score Based on 39 reviews

【Beware of telecom fraud and protect your financial security】You arrive at a border region of a certain country, filled with anticipation to meet your long-time online lover in person. Unexpectedly, you fall victim to a romance scam and are kidnapped to “Eden,” a sinister compound, where you begin a so-called “high-paying” job. You will immerse yourself in the complex interplay of cruelty and temp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Money: Lethal Eden.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

65% User Score Based on 153 reviews

For the People is an acute social novel with strategic elements, in which you take control of the newly appointed mayor of a small city. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine? The choice is yours, comrade! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For the People.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 172 reviews

Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice.

BUNSIK is a first-person psychological horror game about working the night shift at a Korean snack bar. A 20-year-old college student struggling to cover her living expenses takes a well-paid night job. Take customers' orders, cook their food, clean the shop, and finish each day's work. As the seemingly ordinary routine repeats, the words and actions of the people around you begin to feel increa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BUNSIK.

Stasis Asset Management［ Now Hiring: Night Observation Temp ］ We are an asset management company overseeing a number of facilities. We are currently hiring night-shift personnel for the position below. ◆ Position Night Observation Temp · Contract · Solo shift, no rotation ◆ Duties Monitor the several CCTV feeds assigned to you. The moment you notice anything "different from usual,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.A.M. - Stasis Asset Management.

Deadhead: Autorail is a single-player, non-linear horror game lead by your decisions. Set on a haunted train, lost through the decades. You, our new hire, will make sure that the train keeps running and our passengers are kept happy. Failure will not be tolerated. Explore the Train and Beyond"At E.C Railways inc we are looking for an inquisitive individual. Able to navigate our ever-ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadhead: Autorail.

A non-linear visual novel with Point & Click elements. Choose one of two protagonists and guide them through the bizarre rooms of the Conscious Space. Unravel mysteries, aid fellow sufferers, and fulfill tasks for the employees to earn their favor… or walk over heads to reach the finale as fast as possible. The choice is yours. Or is it? The game is set in an alternative Europe during the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kami: Parade of Senses.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

75% User Score Based on 57 reviews

Chicken Fries is a first-person restaurant simulator where you run a fast-food kitchen: prepare meals by hand, manage fryers and inventory, serve customers, and survive the daily chaos of a busy restaurant, one chicken at a time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chicken Fries.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

51% User Score Based on 79 reviews

White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies is the next horror and survival sequel/prequel to- White Day: A Labyrinth Named School. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 3,769 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 14 reviews

Watch strangers via hidden cameras. Invade their privacy. But don’t you dare… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Do Not Feed the Monkeys.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 1,966 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 5 reviews

Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orwell: Ignorance is Strength.

Pick up. Fix it. Don't ask.It's 2001. Meridora Solutions provides IT support for dozens of client companies, and today is your first shift. Reset forgotten passwords. Recover crashed machines. Calm furious callers. Close the ticket before the SLA expires. Most days, that's all there is.Every call changes something.Every person remembers how you treated them. Patience earns trust but drains your en… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FIRST LINE.

A first-person survival horror game set inside a collapsing containment facility. Explore restricted sectors, read unreliable reports, and survive hostile entities where following procedures can be just as deadly as breaking them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP The Beginning.

• The Story.Missing Texture is a psychological horror narrative experience structured into 2 chapters, accessible from a central Launcher. The Launcher serves as the core of the Missing Texture universe, allowing you to access both chapters and keep your progress unified. But there’s more. • An Interconnected Narrative UniverseThe saga is divided into: • Main Chapters Up to 2 chapters planned.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missing Texture.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

63% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Furnish and Decorate RoomsCreate unique rooms that meet every guest's expectations. Choose from a wide range of furniture, decorations, and styles - from modern to classic and themed. Your creativity will determine the hotel's unique character and high guest ratings.Run a Mini Guest ShopExpand your services by creating a shop with snacks, souvenirs, and everyday items. Manage inventory, set prices… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Hotel Simulator.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

96% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Paper Pusher is a short (approx. 1 hour) horror experience that requires you to choose who lives and dies only by metrics that can be written down on paper.  This game learns who you are and what you value as you play. To get the most out of this experience, treat every person as if they were real. Answer every question honestly. This game must be completed in one sitting. https://ko-fi.com/phill… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Pusher.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 10,797 reviews

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No I'm not a Human.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

87% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Your beloved employee is back! Before Exit: Gas Station is the next game in the franchise. You clean up your workplace, take care of the last customers, and make sure everything is closed. If every task is complete, you are safe. Otherwise, your boss will not be pleased! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before Exit: Gas Station.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 1,218 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder 2.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Delve into an intricate story about a grieving father, who finds himself involved in paranormal events related to a secretive cult and a mysterious girl. RepentExplore the story of Robert Watford, a retired cop with a heavy alcohol addiction and troubled past, as he starts his new job as a night shift guard of the Colony Tower. Rob will find himself in the middle of paranormal events involving a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Repent.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

42% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Fulfill your dreams of owning a beautiful vessel with a large crew, teeming with life thanks to all sorts of unique passengers in Cruise Ship Manager! Take over the Mediterranean Sea with your cruise business in this unique management game. Plan out your ship’s interior, make sure everything is running smoothly, set the prices of your services, and become a legend of the high seas! Choosing the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cruise Ship Manager.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

84% User Score Based on 282 reviews

#puzzle #horror #adventure Inside Depth 6 places focus on creating an atmosphere of great terror, suspense, and anticipation for the player. With a dark storyline, and an intensifying horror... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inside Depth 6.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

99% User Score Based on 117 reviews

A refreshing twist on roguelite and storytelling, Endless Dark is a psychological horror game about the pressures of monotony and the purpose of existence. You, the Custodian, are a sentient machine onboard a sleeper colony ship, charged with keeping it intact. No combat, enemies, or NPCs await you - only a myriad of system failures and the decay of your own sanity as you whittle away the deca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Dark.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Every choice you make will change your story. Every small choice will change your relationships with comrades, and change your fate and those of your comrades at critical moments. You may be the villain, or a trustworthy comrade. Everything depends on your choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7Days Origins.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

42% User Score Based on 93 reviews

Have you ever wanted to be a psychiatrist? Now you can! Be a shrink for 14 days. Meet 14 patients with unique story of their lives. Diagnosis, treatment, chosen dialogues have impact on history of patients. The choice is yours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psychiatrist Simulator.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

82% User Score Based on 34 reviews

If an AI were sentient, how would you know if they were malfunctioning, or experiencing a mental health problem? A story-rich game that explores mental health and AI ethics in the form of therapy sessions with a sentient AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syntherapy.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

91% User Score Based on 534 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

Short media bias adventure where YOU control national news and its impact on your career, society, and family. Control the News, control the Truth. Share your story, and see what the Headliner before you did. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Headliner: NoviNews.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

81% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Despite the chains around your wrists, this story is yours. You are the decision-maker. Freedom reaches out to you : you shall rise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arisen.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

79% User Score Based on 86 reviews

In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Away Team.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

75% User Score Based on 264 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 9 reviews

The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator about the last weeks on an independent newspaper which is to be dismantled according to a new government bill. You play an editor in charge of choosing what will be printed in the paper, making sure that the content is nice and proper according to the government guidelines. With rebellions against the government rising slowly amongst the public,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Westport Independent.

The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian is a narrative role-playing game telling the story of a cruel world, where lawbreaking is met with severe punishment, and a crown prince must decide the destiny of the land. Whether you rule maintaining the old order, or create a new future is up to you. In the Great Arknian Empire, everyone’s life is determined by their birth. Such is the ultimate law lai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian.

Kuzgun, a young and accomplished doctor, falls into deep grief and despair after failing to save his wife from a terminal illness. Filled with both hope and fear, Kuzgun embarks on a journey to the edge of the unknown in this first-person thriller game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KUZGUN.

Name: Terminal 13 Genre: Psychological Horror / Survival Engine: Unreal Engine 5 Platform: PC (Windows) Mode: Single-player/Muiltplayer Language: English (with optional Arabic localization) Release Date: 2025/9/13 Estimated Playtime: 30min- 2 hours Perspective: First-person  Input: Keyboard and Mouse / Controller support(Soon) You are a lone worker stationed at a remote train facility, tasked … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terminal 13.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

A futuristic psychological thriller escape room adventure taking you through the once full apartment that you are responsible for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Static.

MURINO: The Fog Is Coming is an atmospheric first-person horror game about the life of a courier in the endless district of Murino, where towering apartment blocks disappear into the fog, familiar routes stop being reliable, and an ordinary delivery job gradually turns into a fight for survival. The player lives in one of Murino's apartments, in Building P-352, and works as a courier. Each day be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MURINO: The Fog Is Coming.