Choose Close Contact
Choose Close Contact if you want an Action experience. Close Contact launched in 2020.
Close Contact vs Night Clerk
Close Contact and Night Clerk both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Close Contact (2020) is 6 years older than Night Clerk (2026). Both sit near 72% positive on Steam (Close Contact: 11 reviews, Night Clerk: 18). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Night Clerk
Choose Night Clerk if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Night Clerk launched in 2026.
Both Close Contact and Night Clerk sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (72.7% vs 72.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Close Contact |  Night Clerk | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 72.7% positive (11 reviews) | 72.2% positive (18 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Propulsion Games | Arzolath® |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Close Contact (2020) is 6 years older than Night Clerk (2026).
- Both sit near 72% positive on Steam (Close Contact: 11 reviews, Night Clerk: 18).
- Night Clerk is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Close Contact (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Close Contact vs Night Clerk — FAQ
- Should I play Close Contact or Night Clerk first?
- If you want chronology, Close Contact (2020) came out before Night Clerk (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Close Contact and Night Clerk similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.