Rank 01Why this
Also Team-Based and Survival Horror, like Lunch Lady.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like Lunch Lady
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Lunch Lady also play
The closest matches to Lunch Lady: Paranormal Cleanup, Pacify, Inside the Backrooms, DEVOUR, and Dark Hours. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Same tense mood as Lunch Lady.
- $6.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Manic Mice
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 88% of 5,811 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Simple mechanics work well
- Super funny animations
- Anxious
- Tense
- Avoidance mechanics
- Procedural level design
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Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Same anxious mood as Lunch Lady.
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Why this: Also Team-Based and Survival Horror, like Lunch Lady.
The Experiment
Why this: Same tense mood as Lunch Lady.
UNLOVED
Why this: Also Survival Horror and Procedural Generation, like Lunch Lady.
Free alternatives
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Eronoctosis: Put Yourself Together
Why this: Also Collectathon and Survival Horror, like Lunch Lady.
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
Why this: Also Survival Horror and Procedural Generation, like Lunch Lady.
About Lunch Lady
The closest matches to Lunch Lady: Paranormal Cleanup, Pacify, Inside the Backrooms, DEVOUR, and Dark Hours. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Lunch Lady is your kind of game, the closest matches are Paranormal Cleanup, Pacify and Inside the Backrooms — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as anxious and tense, and single out its avoidance mechanics and procedural level design. 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.
Lunch Lady is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror game released in 2021 by Manic Mice, available for $4.99. Players navigate a school setting where they must locate ten pages of stolen test answers while evading a pursuing Lunch Lady, using avoidance mechanics, stealth puzzles, and procedurally generated levels to create fresh challenges each run. The action-adventure title supports local multiplayer, runs on Steam Deck, and offers a challenging but short experience suited to quick sessions. Reviewers note simple mechanics work well, and players describe the animations as funny, creating an oddly lighthearted tone despite the anxious, tense atmosphere. The game holds an 88 percent positive rating from over 5,800 Steam reviews.
About Lunch Lady: Lunch Lady is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. The school final exams are coming up and the best idea you and your friends had was to steal the test answers. Find all 10 pages and don't get caught by the murderous Lunch Lady!
Is Lunch Lady worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 5,811 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.1 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Simple mechanics work well
- Super funny animations
People who play it also play: Paranormal Cleanup, Pacify, Inside the Backrooms
Frequently asked about Lunch Lady
Can I run it?
Does Lunch Lady run on Steam Deck?
Lunch Lady is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Lunch Lady cost?
Lunch Lady is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Lunch Lady have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Lunch Lady supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Lunch Lady?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lunch Lady are Paranormal Cleanup, Pacify, Inside the Backrooms.
Who developed Lunch Lady?
Lunch Lady was developed by Manic Mice.