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2022PC87 % positive5.89 €

A short Japanese-style indie horror game in which you play a young woman working a late closing shift as eerie events unfold. Tension comes from atmosphere and mundane routine that gradually turns sinister.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for The Closing Shift are Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout, Homicipher and Simulacra. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Closing Shift special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout

97 %Match

2023PCPlayStationSteam Deck playable92 % positive9.75 €

Brings what grabs you about The Closing Shift: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a strong story.

A short, grounded first-person horror episode in which you play a new fire lookout in a forest park, doing everyday chores while a growing sense of dread and danger closes in.

Homicipher

Dread and tension

You crack an alien language to find your way out of a strange world full of unsettling men. Along the way, a quiet, unexpected romance begins to take hold.

Simulacra

Dread and tension

You dig through a missing woman's smartphone, reading messages, using apps and watching videos, to piece together a creepy mystery. A short, story-driven horror experience told through found-footage-style screen interaction.

KinitoPet

Dread and tension

A psychological horror game in which you interact with an early-2000s desktop assistant whose behavior on your PC grows increasingly unsettling. Its appeal lies in playing with the computer interface and the creeping unease.

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Dread and tension

An early interactive horror movie from Warp: as Laura you explore a creepy hospital in first person, solving puzzles to uncover why your father went on a killing spree. Its pre-rendered CGI cutscenes and disturbing themes like cannibalism made it infamous.

Father's Day

Easy to pick up

You follow Phil, who after losing his wife and son pursues a secret plan to bring them back. The game builds an unsettling, psychological atmosphere that slowly pulls you into his obsession.

Lily's World XD

Dread and tension

You find a teenager's laptop from 2004 and piece together what happened to her through her diary, chats and desktop snooping. The psychological horror breaks the fourth wall and plays on the nostalgia of old computer interfaces.

Gray Dawn

Dread and tension

A psychological horror thriller in which you play a priest accused of murdering an altar boy, wandering through nightmarish, religiously charged scenes. Exploration and puzzles drive a dark, story-focused narrative.

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