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2018PCSteam Deck playable95 % positive2.99 €

You spend the night watching live camera feeds and must notice subtle changes in the monitored rooms, from a moved piece of furniture to something otherworldly. It builds its tension from sharp observation and memory during a quiet, routine night shift.

Dread and tension
Puzzles and brain teasers
Dark, serious atmosphere

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The closest matches for I'm on Observation Duty are The Exit 8, Who's at the Door? and Floor 9. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes I'm on Observation Duty special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: The Exit 8 95% match – Dread and tension
Newest alternative: Who's at the Door? 93% match – released 2025

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The Exit 8

95 %Match

2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable92 % positive3.99 €

You walk down an endless subway corridor and must spot any tiny anomaly: if you find one you turn back, otherwise you keep going. A single mistake resets your progress, turning calm observation into a tense, unsettling game.

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Who's at the Door?

Dread and tension

Trapped in a small house with your memory gone, you must tell visitors apart from hallucinations by observing closely. Take your medication on time and piece together what is happening to you.

Floor 9

Dread and tension

You are trapped in the eerie Hotel Liminal and must spot anomalies on each floor to escape. One wrong call sends you back to Floor 9, keeping tension high throughout.

Spectator

Dread and tension

You work as a surveillance observer spotting anomalies on camera feeds, until the creepiness creeps ever closer. A short indie horror game in the style of creepypastas that rewards attention over combat.

Dying: Reborn

Dread and tension

In Dying: Reborn you work through puzzles in a grim first-person escape room while a mysterious fish-headed nemesis drags you through an endless series of trials. Its blend of dread and brainteasers builds toward a shocking ending.

The Survey

Dread and tension

The Survey is a short indie puzzle game that drops you into an ominous, morally loaded scenario. Its atmosphere and the grim idea that past sins live on inside the minds of the guilty linger long after you finish it.

Last Seen Online

Dread and tension

You sift through someone's computer files and solve puzzles to uncover the secrets hidden inside the machine. It blends escape-room style brain teasers with psychological horror inspired by early Flash games.

Alternate Watch

Dread and tension

You survive the night by reporting alternate anomalies, spotting the differences between scenes until 6 AM. It mixes spot-the-difference puzzles with unsettling Mandela Catalogue-style horror.

The Cabin Factory

Dread and tension

You work as an inspector at a factory that produces cabins, judging whether each one is haunted. The game is about careful observation, spotting anomalies and knowing when to run.

Calendula

Pure single-player experience

Calendula is an experimental meta puzzle game where you try to play a game that keeps resisting you. You use logic to break conventions and sink into a bleak, unsettling atmosphere.

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