Games like Backseat
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Heavy Rain and The Cabin Factory play most like Backseat. Of the 17 closest games below, most share its choices matter, horror and psychological horror; 2 came out in the last year and 15 are free or under $10. The best known is Heavy Rain, with 26,693 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
Closest matches
Heavy Rain
Jun 18, 2020 · Quantic Dream
Both: Choices Matter · Detective · Thriller
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Choices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsCinematicDetectiveAdventureThrillerQuick-Time EventsEmotionalInvestigation👍 26,693The Cabin Factory
Dec 13, 2024 · International Cat Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Choices Matter
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorChoices MatterImmersive SimAtmosphericFirst-PersonAdventure3DSimulation👍 3,466Traffic Stop Anomaly
13 days ago · Universe 25
Both: Horror · Choices Matter
You're a traffic cop on endless patrol. Pull over drivers, shine your flashlight, and spot the anomalies. Let the normal ones go... or turn back before it's too late.
HorrorWalking SimulatorChoices MatterActionAtmosphericSingleplayerGoreAdventureAlfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
Dec 16, 2021 · Pendulo Studios
Both: Thriller · Investigation · Detective
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
AdventureThrillerInteractive FictionInvestigationCinematicDarkDetectivePsychologicalSingleplayerChoices Matter👍 702The Test: Hypothesis Rising
Apr 27, 2020 · Randumb Studios
Both: Choices Matter · Horror · Psychological Horror
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
SimulationMultiple EndingsChoices MatterHorrorVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureStory RichPsychological HorrorMysteryInvestigation👍 5,837Crimson Snow (2023)
Mar 29, 2023 · Steppe Hare Studio
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
HorrorExplorationWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDialogue HeavyMultiple EndingsCinematicChoices MatterStory Rich👍 1,273Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Jun 29, 2016 · Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Both: Psychological Horror · Mystery · Choices Matter
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
PuzzleVisual NovelStory RichPsychological HorrorMysteryChoices MatterAdventureAnimeSci-fiSingleplayer👍 4,679The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Nov 17, 2022 · Supermassive Games
Both: Choices Matter · Horror · Psychological Horror
A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings…
Choices MatterMultiple EndingsHorrorAction-AdventureThird PersonStory RichPsychological HorrorHack and SlashRealisticAtmospheric👍 3,784Late Checkout
9 days ago · Ninety Pines
Both: Horror · First-Person · Choices Matter
A short atmospheric horror about a night shift at a snowed-in motel. Winter 1999: a highway cut off from the world and a list of chores. Clean the rooms, drink your coffee, cross off line after line. But when the lights go out, ordinary work becomes survival. Just a flashlight, a cat and 3 endings.
HorrorAtmosphericFirst-PersonCasualExplorationWalking SimulatorAdventure3DSnowChoices MatterUntil Dawn™
Oct 4, 2024 · Ballistic Moon
Both: Choices Matter · Horror
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Choices MatterHorrorMultiple EndingsAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerInteractive FictionExplorationStory RichAtmospheric👍 3,578The Forgotten City
Jul 28, 2021 · Modern Storyteller
Both: Mystery · Choices Matter · Investigation
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
AdventureTime TravelMysteryExplorationChoices MatterInvestigationStory RichIndieFirst-PersonRPG👍 11,176The Testing Chamber
Mar 28, 2022 · Randumb Studios
Both: Choices Matter · Horror · Psychological Horror
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
SimulationChoices MatterMultiple EndingsVisual NovelRPGHorrorChoose Your Own AdventurePsychological HorrorInvestigationMystery👍 696Twin Mirror
Dec 1, 2021 · DON'T NOD
Both: Choices Matter · Detective · Mystery
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Choices MatterStory RichInteractive FictionPsychologicalDetectiveCinematicAdventureThird Person3DMystery👍 998Supernormal
Jan 8, 2024 · Hitori de Productions
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSupernaturalSurvival HorrorRealisticDetectiveMysteryDarkAtmospheric👍 1,124Those Who Remain
May 28, 2020 · Camel 101
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationStealthSurvivalFirst-PersonStory RichSurrealChoices Matter👍 605[Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
Mar 22, 2024 · Chilla's Art
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Choices Matter
Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)
HorrorPsychological HorrorChoices MatterSupernaturalRealisticInvestigationWalking SimulatorImmersive SimCasualHidden Object👍 1,078The Method of Hiding a Body
May 21, 2024 · Sea of Ghosts
Both: Mystery · Choices Matter · Psychological Horror
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Story RichMysteryMultiple EndingsChoices MatterPsychological HorrorViolentGoreIndieAdventureSingleplayer
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Crime Scene Cleaner
Aug 14, 2024 · President Studio
Both: First-Person
Once you get tangled with the mob, you will forever be a part of the mob. At least they pay a decent salary and all you have to do is clean up after their dirty work, but you know what you’re doing. So clean crime scenes, earn as much money as you can, and get ready for the next mission.
SimulationCrimeSingleplayerRelaxingFirst-PersonGoreAtmosphericCleaningFunnyAction👍 32,590
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