Similar games

Games like Shinkansen 0

2024PCSteam Deck playable85 % positive6.89 €

Shinkansen 0 is a Japanese horror game that unfolds entirely aboard a bullet train. Its cramped, sealed-off setting builds a dense and uneasy atmosphere.

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

The closest matches for Shinkansen 0 are Someday You'll Return, The Mortuary Assistant and The Cabin Factory. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shinkansen 0 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match

Show games from the same series

Best match

Someday You'll Return

98 %Match

2020PC86 % positive

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

A psychological horror adventure in which a father searches the Czech woods for his missing daughter. Its story of guilt and a troubled past takes center stage, supported by exploration, puzzles and a few stealth moments.

The Cabin Factory

Pure single-player experience

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.

Layers of Fear

Dread and tension

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.

Night Security

Easy to pick up

You take on a night shift as a security guard in Japan, where the quiet hours soon turn unsettling. It leans on tense atmosphere and psychological dread rather than straightforward action.

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.

Song of Horror

Dread and tension

A classic fixed-camera survival horror told in episodes, where an unpredictable entity stalks you. Characters can die permanently, and puzzles plus dread behind every door drive the experience.

Mad Father

Dread and tension

A short RPG Maker horror adventure in which you play Aya, uncovering the dark secrets of her mad doctor father inside a mansion. Puzzles, chase sequences and multiple endings deliver a macabre yet emotional story.

Don't Knock Twice

Pure single-player experience

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.

The Medium

Dread and tension

As the medium Marianne, you move between the real world and the spirit world, solving puzzles that span both and unraveling a disturbing story. The simultaneous dual-reality presentation, thick atmosphere and soundtrack define this horror adventure.

Feedback