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Games like Stay Inside: After Shift

Looking for games like Stay Inside: After Shift? Here are top platformer recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Late Hours, In The Night You Had Bad Dreams or NO RECEIPT.

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  1. View Game
    42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    59% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Your job sucks. Your relationship’s collapsing. And someone’s watching you from the shadows of Greasez’s. Welcome to the night shift. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Late Hours.

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  2. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    86% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    In the Night You Had Bad Dreams is a first-person horror game. You're trapped inside a strange house that seems to shift and change, waiting for you to solve unconventional puzzles.  If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In The Night You Had Bad Dreams.

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  3. Work the returns desk of a dying department store. Inspect what customers bring back — weigh it, open it, sweep it under UV — and decide who's lying. Then the register prints a receipt from a branch that doesn't exist, dated tomorrow. Every return has a story. Most of them are false. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NO RECEIPT.

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  4. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    MoonNight Shift is a first-person psychological horror game about a former surgeon who decide to open his own Super Mart. You play as Conner Anderson, a 46 y/o former surgeon who resigned from his post because of his drinking addiction, now runs a small grocery mart, working the night shift as a distraction, but with each passing night, everything begins to grow darker and darker. Game Details… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MoonNight Shift.

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  5. View Game
    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    84% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Night Clerk is a first-person horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Clerk.

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  6. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    90% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Within of Static is an episodic, first-person psychological horror anthology inspired by grounded, human fear. Each episode tells a self-contained story based on those who claim to have lived through it. Episode Two: Northgate MallYou step into the role of Dylan Miller, a night security guard working a late shift at a partially closed shopping mall. Your job is routine: monitor security camer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within of Static - Northgate Mall.

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  7. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    All hell's breaking loose in a mysterious research facility and the only person who can save the day is the night shift security guard in the booth outside. Remotely control systems, guide scientists to safety or just… goof off? You’re not in danger. Yet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interference: Dead Air.

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  8. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    76% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    "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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From The Other Side.

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  9. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 370 reviews

    After her mother's unexpected death, Megan receives a call about a mysterious inheritance awaiting her in the town of Pineville. With her work friend, Lenny, she embarks on a journey that should be simple, but quickly turns into a web of danger and deception. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales Beyond the Tomb: Pineville Night Stalker.

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  10. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    75% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    A LONELY JOB IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHEREMary is an 18-year-old girl who’s just moved out and taken a night-shift waitress job at a desolate roadside café on the edge of nowhere. Each night, the silence grows deeper. Customers grow stranger. And the feeling that someone is watching becomes impossible to ignore...   This is the first episode of the True Nightmare series — a psychological horror that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe.

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  11. View Game
    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    90% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    About this game   Night Bus is a thrilling public transit simulator that costs less than a bus ticket! Pick up passengers, take their fares, and drop them off at their desired stops in this hyper-realistic representation of 1999 New Zealand. Enjoy the beautiful countryside, cute sheep, and charming New Zealand architecture, and please ignore That Which Has No Eyes.     Key Features   Pick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Bus.

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  12. View Game
    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 256 reviews

    The Caregiver is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game about a caregiver. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Caregiver.

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  13. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere
    79% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    A story-rich first-person psychological horror game. You are in a lonely house, suffering from sleep paralysis. Deal with Thomas’ past trauma and make meaningful decisions that prevent you from going insane. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sleep Paralysis: The Uncanny Valley.

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  14. 90%Game Brain Score
    90% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    A balut vendor's simple life turns into a nightmare—can you survive the shadows of Barangay Sak Dudol? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hapunan.

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  15. FRAGMENTS OF FEAR is an episodic psychological horror anthology that explores the terror hidden in the mundane. Each chapter tells a self-contained, found-footage story of fear and survival, while slowly piecing together a larger, ominous narrative. You know that creeping dread when you walk home alone in the dark, or when you are waiting in an empty room and feel someone watching you? This colle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragments of Fear.

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  16. 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.

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  17. 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.

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  18. Just Updated Dr. Yaga Lost House Chapter two coming soon! About the Game Dr. Yaga Lost House Step into the shoes of a fearless video content creator in Dr. Yaga Lost House, a first-person psychological horror game that will keep you on edge. Known for exploring haunted houses and sharing his experiences with the world, our protagonist dec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dr. Yaga Lost House.

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  19. 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.

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  20. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    An atmospheric retro survival horror game. Your first night on the job as a mall cop gets rudely interrupted by a murderous car, and you must survive somehow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffin Mall.

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  21. View Game
    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Dread Neighbor is a first-person psychological horror experience inspired by modern Chinese horror. Multi-Perspective Storytelling Based on real-life elements, explore the hidden fears and anxieties of urban solitude through the perspective of multiple victims. Start as a young woman working and living alone in the city. To cut costs, you move into an old apartment building that is cheap, but unne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Neighbor.

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  22. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    94% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    The Store looks familiar.That’s the problem. You enter a brightly lit furniture superstore made of showrooms, aisles, and corridors. Everything is clean. Orderly. Normal. Then it repeats. The rooms return in the same order, with the same layout — but not always in the same state. Something may be wrong. Or nothing may be wrong at all. And knowing the difference is the only way forward. Observatio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP-3008: Infinite Store.

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  23. View Game
    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    12 Memory Lane is a first-person narrative mystery game. Step inside the manor of the elusive Henry Villemaine and piece together the slices of life leading up to the sudden disappearance of his family. EXPLORE AN EVER-SHIFTING MANSIONHenry Villemaine’s mansion is constantly shifting : faces change in photographs, furniture moves when you’re not looking... Use post-it notes to mark objects and k… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 12 Memory Lane.

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  24. View Game
    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 536 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HELLMART.

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  25. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    66% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    this is the first episode, more to come soon. Twilight Tales is a series of short games based on psychological horror and the choices you make, which will determine whether you survive or not. You choose your own ending. In this first episode of Twilight Tales, you'll take care of the tasks in a small store deep in the woods, all while avoiding the dangers that come with it. Hollo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twilight Tales ∣ hollow's store.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    A broken man is escaping from problems to his garage.His usual safe space becomes a prison conceived of his personal nightmares.Will he be able to get out? Features: 10 - 15 min game timemind boggling retro low poly art styleSurreal urban environments to exploreGripping story to uncover Also available on Steam for free with bunch of other games! https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3138170/ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garage.

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  27. View Game
    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    ENTER THE NIGHTMAREStep into the abandoned Vandermere Mansion, where the echoes of a brutal past still linger. Uncover the horrifying secrets hidden within its decaying walls, but beware—something is watching you. UNCOVER A DARK PASTScattered throughout the mansion are newspaper clippings and forgotten notes, each revealing the terrifying truth of what happened decades ago. Will you piece togethe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [REC] Desolation.

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  28. View Game
    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    At some point, the giant “Her” began living in this country. She crushes parts of the city beneath her feet and shakes the earth with her breathing. We must defend the city from Her. MEGADEKA is a simulation game where you defend your base from a giant woman. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MEGADEKA.

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  29. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    60% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Story Confined under house arrest, Cody Harper begins observing his neighbors out of boredom. But what starts as an innocent pastime soon descends into a real nightmare. A true crime horror inspired by the case of a notorious serial killer About The Game Crime Detective is a game inspired by real-life crimes. In this chapter, you'll come face to face with one of the most chilling and mysterio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crime Detective Red Flags.

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  30. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3690750/ GET IT ON STEAM VOICE ACTING AND GRAPHIC NOVEL UPDATE IS HERE NOW! Once Upon A Mind: A Little Too Friendly A short, story-driven psychological horror experience Emily, 23, moves to Brooklyn in search of a fresh start her own space, her own life. The apartment is cozy, the landlady is kind, and the small café around the corner offers her a quick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly.

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  31. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    89% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Things haven't felt right since the accident. Your mother's passive aggression, your father's refusal to speak, and strange things around the house... Are they unable to move on, or is something even more sinister lurking beneath the surface? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sixth Sorrow.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    65% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Cage.

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  33. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 37,540 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 16 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outlast.

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  34. On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainy Butcher.

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  35. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 2,534 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder House.

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  36. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    56% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Opus Castle it's a 3D horror, adventure and mysterious game with a narrative based on the real tragic history of the little castle on Apa Street, located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Opus Castle.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    81% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    You are called to a secluded house on a remote island to conduct a paranormal investigation. However, you find the island and the house abandoned. Or are they? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angels Cove.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    70% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beside Myself.

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  39. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    StoryYou play as a security guard working the night shift at a game console store inside a nearly abandoned mall. It was supposed to be a quiet night—lock the doors, clean up, and organize the shelves. But as the hours passed, an eerie feeling settled in. The flickering neon lights, the old CCTV cameras, and the distant hum of the mall's ventilation system created an unsettling atmosphere. First,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Customers Left.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Story: Upon starting your new job as a night shift housekeeper, you start to experience strange events. Will these events reveal a dark secret? Or will they be the cause of your demise? Playtime:  ~25 minutes Controls: WASD - Move E - Interact R - Grab / Stop Grabbing Cart NOTE: This demo consists of two shifts (parts). The game is currently in development and will have mo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Housekeeper.

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  41. A masked killer hunts you in the dark. Manage noise and light, hide quickly, and survive this intense first-person stealth horror experience inspired by classic 80s slasher films. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yellowcreek Stories: The Cabin Watcher.

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  42. A psychological narrative horror game where you explore an abandoned government lab while an AI imitating your father guides you.. Would you rather sit quite OR discover the truth with Noah!!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lab 1995.

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  43. The Final Shift is a psychological horror game where you work as a night janitor in a quiet corporate building haunted by its own history. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Shift.

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  44. 5%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    9% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    "Midnight Shift" - is a first-person horror game set at a gas station in Wisconsin. Average gameplay time: 60 minutes It was an ordinary gas station, and it seemed like nothing was happening. However, during one of the shifts, one of the employees went missing, and Alice took her place. Alice is a girl who needs money to live. That's why she agreed to work overtime. I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Shift Remastered.

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  45. <The Longed-for Revenge of Undecember> A car plunged into the sea. Only the driver, who hadn't fastened his seatbelt, survived. Was it a miracle… or a punishment? Having lost his wife and two children, he could never forgive himself. Believing that merely staying alive was his sentence, he clung to pills just to get through each day. But the pills slowly consumed hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Longed-for Revenge of Undecember.

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  46. Another Horror Tale Games About the GameLevana is a psychological horror game where you experience the perspective of an astronaut on the moon Levana In Levana, you are in your ship and must go out to perform various tasks as commanded over the radio. You can use different objects to complete these tasks, and you must be careful as there are things you haven't been informed about. Gamep… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Levana Horror Tale.

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    One soul, one human — bound across realms. Her spirit lingers. The truth remains unfinished...In a haunted city where the dead whisper through neon-lit alleys and forgotten data, you are a Netwalker — a spiritual investigator tethered to both the physical world and a decaying digital ghost realm. “Ghosts are just unspoken memories. Some stay silent. Others scream through the wires.” Accompanied … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ether@Net.

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  48. View Game
    58%Game Brain Score
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Play as security guard tasked with keeping dinosaurs from getting into a facility. Throughout your shift, things will begin to go wrong and dinosaurs will start to end up where they shouldn't. Can you survive the shift? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Paddock.

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  49. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 5,567 reviews

    An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shift At Midnight.

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  50. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    You are trapped in the observatory of a star-obsessed professor atop Mount Clearveil. Plan your survival during the day, confront the darkness of the basement at night. Can you break the ritual and uncover the mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life & Shadow: Celestial Call - Prologue.

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