Games like Nightmare Shift
by Binary Lunar
Night Record: Thin Walls and [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 play most like Nightmare Shift. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its psychological horror, horror and walking simulator; 2 came out in the last year and 9 are free or under $10. The best known is Layers of Fear (2016), with 13,192 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
Night Record: Thin Walls
Sep 19 · Althera Studio
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Walking Simulator
Vadim, a maintenance worker in a decaying post-Soviet apartment, leaves town to care for his sick mother, asking his wife to take over his duties. As she settles into the routine, the building begins to feel off quiet in all the wrong ways.
Psychological HorrorHorrorStory RichWalking SimulatorAtmosphericSimulationFirst-Person1990'sExplorationImmersive Sim[Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
Feb 17, 2020 · Chilla's Art
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
HorrorIndiePsychological HorrorAdventureSimulationCasualAtmosphericActionPsychologicalFirst-Person👍 3,058Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
Oct 20, 2023 · Rayll Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Thriller
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericNarrativeExplorationThrillerAdventureFirst-PersonEpisodicWalking Simulator👍 6,102Dream Cage
Feb 6, 2025 · Hitori De Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
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.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonHidden ObjectExplorationPuzzleLogicCinematicAtmospheric👍 302Dollmare
Oct 24, 2024 · Alex Grade, gonzeek, Oxeren
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
SimulationHorror3DPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSupernaturalControllerWalking SimulatorMultiple EndingsLinear👍 2,058The Exit 8
Nov 29, 2023 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Walking Simulator · Horror · Psychological Horror
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorHorrorImmersive SimPsychological HorrorUndergroundFirst-Person3DSurreal👍 11,001Platform 8
May 31, 2024 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Psychological HorrorAdventureWalking SimulatorSimulationPuzzleHidden ObjectExplorationImmersive SimFirst-Person3D👍 2,731The Call Button
9 days ago · Somnatide Studio
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Horror
A short horror observation thriller. Can you tell what's real and what isn't? You stole intel from your company. Now you wake up in a hospital every day with two choices: take your medication if something looks wrong, or hit the call button if you're sure the room is safe.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorHorrorPuzzleAtmosphericMysteryFirst-PersonPsychologicalAdventureSurrealThe Suicide of Rachel Foster
Feb 19, 2020 · ONE-O-ONE GAMES
Both: Walking Simulator · Thriller
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Walking SimulatorMysteryAtmosphericAdventureThrillerExplorationStory RichDarkFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 5,326Infliction
Oct 17, 2018 · Caustic Reality
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreAdventureIndieViolentAtmosphericSingleplayerWalking SimulatorStory Rich👍 826Visage
Oct 29, 2020 · SadSquare Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorDarkMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayerAtmosphericAdventureIndie👍 8,768Layers of Fear (2016)
Feb 15, 2016 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichIndieAdventureMultiplayer👍 13,192