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Games like The Christmas Shift

Looking for games like The Christmas Shift? Here are top survival simulation recommendations with a horror and thriller focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Happy's Humble Burger Farm, The Closing Shift or Order 13.

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  1. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,179 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 8 reviews

    Your dream is about to become a reality as you just landed a brand new job at the latest iteration of the Happy's Humble fast food franchises, Happy's Humble Burger Farm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Happy's Humble Burger Farm.

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  4. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Arcadia Cafe is a domestic horror game about a college student working late shifts in the nameless city in Ukraine. During night shifts, you will meet strange, bizarre characters with their own needs. Serve well, or consequences may affect your life. Key Features: Domestic Horror: Simple, mundane, routine work becomes a nightmare when you don't expect it. Night shift worker gameplay: take t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadia Cafe.

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  5. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 651 reviews

    A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Boba Teashop.

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  6. 22%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    36% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    A cozy horror game where you run a shave ice shop. Serves customers by serving shaved ice, coffee, milkshakes... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The shaved ice shop.

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  7. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corner Shop: NightShift.

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  8. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Holiday Story.

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  9. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 195 reviews

    Handyman needed—ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Shift: House For Sale.

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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. Serra de Deus is a simulation and exploration game with elements of psychological horror. It features a retro aesthetic inspired by the PS1 era. The story takes place in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After years of living in the big city, David de Lima decides to return to his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, where he takes over his family's humble hot dog stand. However, peace doesn’t la… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serra de Deus.

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  12. 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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    39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Don’t Open is a PSX-style horror game about routine that falls apart before your eyes. A normal shift at a taco bar, an empty stairwell, and a persistent knock on the door that's impossible to ignore. Based on real events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DON'T OPEN.

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  14. Welcome to your temporary vacation job! Work for seven days as a pizza chef at a tropical resort that's too perfect to be real. Take care of the pizzeria, explore secluded areas of the island, and gradually realize that something in the routine isn't quite right. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pizza at Resort 64.

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

    KEY FEATURES A blend of supermarket simulator and horror. Strange customers and situations add variety to each playthrough. Three different endings that depend on your choices. Your actions matter: the fates of your customers depend on the decisions you make throughout the game. DAYTIME — ALMOST A NORMAL STORE- Hit your daily sales quota - Restock shelves - Keep the store and surround… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HELLMART.

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  16. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    67% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Story The night shift was meant to be simple. A graveyard covered in snow. A town swallowed by fog. A routine that repeats itself a little differently each time. Memories surface without context. Familiar places feel misremembered. The past presses in quietly, never fully revealing itself. What brought you here becomes harder to recall — and leaving no longer feels guaranteed.  Atmosphere … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VHS COLLECTION: Buried Alive.

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  17. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 189 reviews

    BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in the beautiful and mysterious Japanese village of Kirisame Mura, where the ancient legend of the Gashadokuro, a giant skeleton from Japanese folklore, still looms. The story follows Naomi Montgomery, who arrives in Kirisame Mura for a major professional opportunity that could launch BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in the beau… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BrokenLore: LOW.

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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Room Service Step into the unsettling world of Room Service, a narrative horror game with psychological elements. You play as Jacob White, a man in desperate need of a job who takes a position at an old, run-down motel. The tasks seem simple enough: clean and tidy up. But with each passing day, the fragile sense of normalcy begins to shatter. Experience Jacob's Story The events at the motel ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room Service.

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  19. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    "Tales Beyond The Tomb" is a chilling episodic horror series that plunges players into the shadows of real-life cases. This is the second episode of the series: Episode 2: The Farm's Secret Dragged into a web of secrets and lies, Samantha seems to be part of a puzzle impossible to solve. What once seemed obvious soon turns into something far more sinister, and the line between villain and victim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales Beyond the Tomb: The Farm's Secret.

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  20. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 352 reviews

    For less than the price of a movie ticket, experience your very own horror-fueled slasher flick in Massacre at the Mirage. Step into The Mirage cinema and face a chilling nightmare, where staff and patrons must survive a masked killer's rampage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Massacre At The Mirage.

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  21. Fear Night Tales is a horror game series where you witness extraordinary stories. In each game, you experience the events from a different person’s perspective, with an atmosphere that feels like watching a movie. And in this game, once again, you are the main character. Fear Night Tales - Do You Like Coffee?In this adventure, which begins when a young female barista takes a night shift at a hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear Night Tales - Do You Like Coffee?.

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  23. 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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  24. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    You woke up in the basement of your home and don’t remember anything... When you go up to the house, you see the Christmas decorations and garlands and remember that it is family holiday time and time to get ready for it, while your wife and son went out to the store to do some shopping... Suddenly the doorbell sounded. Opening the door, you see that someone left you a gift box... What's inside… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Gift.

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  25. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Inspired by 80s slasher films, Christmas Mutilator is an immersive horror and home invasion game. Your husband and children are trapped in the storm, you are stuck in a cabin for the holidays. Use every tactic you can to stay alive and get out of your house as a vicious psychopath breaks in. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Christmas Mutilator.

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  26. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 326 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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  27. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 2,591 reviews

    Subliminal is a real-time software raytraced horror/puzzle game based on the concept of The Backrooms. Endless procedurally generated levels, bleeding edge lighting, hostile entities, liminal spaces, and a sense that something is not quite right... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subliminal.

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  28. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    About the game. Karen is a girl who works as a waitress in a bar, when her boss Joss returns from a trip to South America, strange things start to happen in the bar. Karen will have to start investigating what is going on, but she can't neglect her job either.Caracteristicas. Immersive experience: Atmospheric and photorealistic graphics intensify the horror experience. Gameplay : The game mixes t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six nights to die.

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  29. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,512 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

    A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodwash.

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  30. 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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  31. 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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  32. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    StoryYou are a college student who has just moved to a big city in search of a new life. But instead of a fresh start, you begin to suffer from recurring nightmares. In your dreams, you see a mysterious hill. It’s calling you. Each night the visions grow more vivid: underground tunnels, abandoned structures, and a strange device that once kept something contained. Trying to understand what’s h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LYSA HORA: The Haunted Hill.

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  33. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner.

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  34. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Valeria, a high school student, has been taking care of her chronically ill mother by herself after her father passed away. Little by little, the medicine her mother usually takes is running out. Down on her luck, she's contemplating dropping out of school and look for a job and earn enough money to buy medicine. But, as luck would have it, Mr. Arya, her father's friend and neighbor, offered her a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obsessed : Night Shift.

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  35. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Passenger 23 is a horror game centered around a student working at a rest stop.Your first shift is about to begin, and what awaits you is far more terrifying than you ever imagined. Traces of the Past23 passengers and a dark secret... The Midnight VisitorThe answers are dark, the questions even darker. Your shift has started!No matter what happens late into the night, you must keep m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.O.V: Passenger 23.

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  36. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    A PSX-Style Survival Story Horror Game. (30 - 60 minutes) Story:  A camping trip with friends turns into a horror survival journey in which the player tries to survive his way out of a Bunker. Is it the start of a new apocalyptic era? Will the friends reunite again? Trailer: Screenshots:  "The Bunker was a horrible inhumane experiment that gone wrong killing the crew." … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bunker.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    63% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Story:It's late at night. It is raining. You are a traveler, tired after a long journey. The only shelter you have is an old motel on the highway. It looks ordinary: dim lights, a shabby reception desk, a polite but strange concierge. He keeps repeating one thing: don't go near the wall. He says something is wrong in Room 8. You stay the night and start looking for answers. What happened in this m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Guest.

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  39. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 91 reviews

    Nick Harrison, a new security guard at the Guadalupe Cemetery, believes he is taking on a peaceful night shift. However, as night falls, he soon discovers he was very wrong. Nick realizes the cemetery holds more than just the dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales Beyond the Tomb: The Last Vigil.

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  40. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    81% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    The Sushi Bar | 寿司バー is a Japanese-style horror game where you play as a sushi chef working the night shift. The playtime is 50-60 minutes. There is one ending. Immersive Sushi-Making Gameplay: Embrace the role of a sushi chef as you prepare a variety of dishes like sashimi, sushi rolls, and other Japanese dishes. Follow simple steps to chop and roll. Theme: Unique VHS-style aesthetic. The gam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sushi Bar | 寿司バー.

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  41. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 36 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.

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  42. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 484 reviews

    The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Remake is a Japanese horror game that revolves around working at a bathhouse. We have completely revamped the original bathhouse with the following improvements: -Enhanced graphics and environmental detail -Improved character models -New storyline -Added new game mechanics -New characters -Updated patron contents Auto-save: auto-save for each chapter Ending: There are mul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Restored Edition.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    87% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    Pieces of me is a psychological thriller drama in the genre of "walking simulator", which is a spin-off to the game "September 7th" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pieces of me.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    "The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked" that immerses players in Rachel's terrifying journey. With an average completion time of 40-50 minutes, players will follow Rachel's fate as she navigates through a disturbing hiking trip. Story You play as 26-year-old Rachel, an avid hiker always in search of new adventures. This time, a new advertisement for a cabin catches your ey… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Stalked 2.

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  45. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 91 reviews

    Hello, David. We meet again. Did you enjoy our last game? Because it’s time to play again! Don’t Be Afraid 2 is a first person perspective horror game and a sequel to the 2020 game of the same title. Take on the role of David, a young man trying to cope with terrible trauma from his childhood, and dive deep into his fears and nightmares. Relive the darkest moments of David’s life while … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Be Afraid 2.

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  46. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    Jisatsu | 自撮 is a Japanese found footage mockumentary horror game. Removed VHS filter and Headbob for a better experience. Supporter content can be turned on and off on the title screen. Key Features: Immersive experience: An atmospheric, believable environment intensifies the horror experience. Psychological horror: The game will drive you insane. Japanese Theme: Environment art inspired by … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Chilla's Art] Jisatsu | 自撮.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 649 reviews

    Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Delivery.

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  49. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 4,232 reviews

    The Beast Inside is a gripping new twist on thriller and survival horror genres, telling a multi-layered story about cryptanalyst discovering a hundred-year-old murder-mystery that not only remains unresolved, but also puts his very life at risk. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Beast Inside.

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  50. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    The Resentment is a psychological horror game that follows Lisa Parker through a traumatic event. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obscured Stories: The Resentment.

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