Cover of Nightmare Files: Clap Clap

Similar games

Games like Nightmare Files: Clap Clap

2024PCSteam Deck playable95 % positivefree

You play a house sitter who notices stranger and stranger events in what looks like an ordinary home. This short indie horror game relies on an uneasy atmosphere and slow-building tension rather than action.

Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere

＋ Combine with my games

More in these topics: Horror games Hidden gems Indie games

The closest matches for Nightmare Files: Clap Clap are Fears to Fathom: Carson House, Layers of Fear and The Horror of Salazar House. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Nightmare Files: Clap Clap special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

Best match

Fears to Fathom: Carson House

97 %Match

2023PCSteam Deck playable92 % positive4.99 €

Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Easy to pick up

A short first-person horror game where you play house-sitter Noah spending a weekend in an eerie mansion as the threat slowly escalates. Tension comes from atmosphere, mundane tasks turning sinister, and sudden scares.

Similar games →

Layers of Fear

Accessible and relaxed

A psychological horror walking sim set in a mad painter's Victorian mansion that rearranges itself whenever you look away. Its shifting rooms and unsettling art slowly piece together a tragic tale of obsession and ruin.

The Horror of Salazar House

Dread and tension

You play reporter Elisa exploring an abandoned mansion where an author and his whole family vanished decades ago. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery step by step while the house's unsettling atmosphere closes in around you.

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.

Phantasmagoria

Dread and tension

A 1990s point-and-click horror adventure with live-action video footage: as Adrienne you explore a sinister mansion and uncover its dark secret. Notorious for its graphic scenes and full-motion-video style.

Don't Knock Twice

Dread and tension

A first-person horror game where you search a creepy manor for a missing daughter, combining items and solving small puzzles while a demonic witch may appear at any moment. It also supports VR headsets.

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.

Infliction

Dread and tension

A story-driven first-person horror set in a suburban home, where you uncover a family's dark history across 13 years while a malevolent entity stalks you. It tells its story through the environment and tackles heavy taboo themes.

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.

Layers of Fear 2

Accessible and relaxed

A psychological horror walking-sim where you play an actor wandering an ocean liner whose film sets shift and warp around you. Its strengths are oppressive atmosphere, environmental puzzles and a surreal, cinematic story.

Feedback