Games like Under Lock
If Under Lock is your kind of game, the closest matches are VR TRIBES, Guillotine and INVERSE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, eerie and mysterious. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Under Lock: Under Lock is a multiplayer asymmetrical PvP horror game for 5 players (4 survivors versus 1 monster). Take the role of a survivor with the goal to outsmart the monster and escape from lockdown. Or choose one from several unique monsters to hunt down and devour the victims.

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Steam players who put hours into Under Lock also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
VR TRIBES
WHY THIS
Top pick for Under Lock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
Step into the fast-paced world of VR Tribes as a swift non-VR player, teaming up with others to face off against the powerful VR player, the mighty "Meteor." Use your unique abilities and strategic moves to keep the VR player on their toes. Can you and your friends bring down the Meteor?
Guillotine
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Under Lock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Under Lock.
Guillotine is a multiplayer game of social deduction, with a pinch of survival. You're in a tavern in the woods, but someone is a necromorph hungry for human meat. Guillotine the necromorph, or get eaten alive.
INVERSE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Under Lock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
INVERSE is a multiplayer horror game where 1 player is the monster and 4 other players work together as Agents to complete their objective and defeat the Nul monster. Play together or die alone in INVERSE!
FOREWARNED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Under Lock.
Ranked #4 for Under Lock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
FOREWARNED is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror. Delve deep into ancient Egyptian ruins with your team of fellow archaeologists. Investigate phenomena, collect treasure, discover lore, survive danger, and banish the evil that lurks within.
The Persistence
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Under Lock.
Ranked #5 for Under Lock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.
After Dark VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Under Lock.
Ranked #6 for Under Lock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Under Lock.
After Dark VR is a VR online co-op survival horror where you play as either a Hunter on the hunt to strike down your next victim or as Survivors working together to stay alive and escape.
DAVIGO: VR vs. PC
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Under Lock.
Ranked #7 for Under Lock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
DAVIGO is a VR vs. PC physics-based battle game. Become the GIANT in VR or a small KNIGHT on PC and fight your friends in local or online matches. KNIGHTS play for free with DAVIGO KNIGHT'S PASS.
Unfortunate Spacemen
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Under Lock.
Ranked #8 for Under Lock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
An online multiplayer game about shapeshifting deception and betrayal! As a hapless, brave spaceman employed by The Company you'll work diligently to defend and be rescued from failing outposts, but not everyone around you is who they claim to be...
Reviewers mention these as similar to Under Lock
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Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Under Lock.
Reviewers of Under Lock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Pacify
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Under Lock.
Reviewers of Under Lock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
Dead by Daylight
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Under Lock.
Reviewers of Under Lock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Under Lock.
Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.
DEVOUR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Under Lock.
Reviewers of Under Lock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Under Lock.
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Under Lock at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Under Lock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Under Lock.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Under Lock on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Under Lock on Steam right now. Shares Action with Under Lock.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Under Lock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Under Lock.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Under Lock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Under Lock.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Under Lock on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Under Lock on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Under Lock on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Under Lock.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Under Lock.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Under Lock.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Under Lock.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Under Lock.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Under Lock.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Under Lock.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Under Lock
- How much does Under Lock cost?
- Under Lock is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Under Lock have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Under Lock supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Under Lock?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Under Lock are VR TRIBES, Guillotine, INVERSE.
- Who developed Under Lock?
- Under Lock was developed by NioTum.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Under Lock.
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