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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
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In short: Games like The Closing Shift

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.

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