Games like DEAD LETTER DEPT.
If DEAD LETTER DEPT. is your kind of game, the closest matches are Human.exe, Whale Flesh and Glimpse — picked from the ranked list below. 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 →DEAD LETTER DEPT. is a psychological horror indie game set in a soul-crushing data entry job in the big city. Players type up and transcribe lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go, but as days pass, oddities emerge in the correspondence and cracks begin to appear. The game blends horror, mystery, simulation, and text-based mechanics with a dystopian, surreal atmosphere. Mike Monroe and Belief Engine developed and published the title, released in 2025 at $14.99 USD. Reviewers highlight the unsettling quality of the premise and the effectiveness of the typing mechanic as an interactive vehicle for mounting dread. Players describe the experience as brief but memorable, with a challenging difficulty suited to the contemplative, sit-down session shape. The game runs playable on Steam Deck and holds a 96% positive rating from 1589 Steam reviews.
About DEAD LETTER DEPT.: Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
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Human.exe
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An AI has isolated the mind of a philosophy professor to evaluate human morality. As the terminal operator, you access files, run programs, and take his consciousness through ethical dilemmas. Your decisions will train the AI's final algorithm.
Whale Flesh
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A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale
Glimpse
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"Glimpse" is a single-player atmospheric horror game. Get a glimpse of the struggles and fears of a person affected by Alzheimer's Disease.
The Mournmore Killings
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The Mournmore Killings a story-driven, deduction based mystery game where you step into the shoes of a detective trying to solve the enigmatic riddles left behind by a serial killer.
Kitchen Gore
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Ranked #5 for DEAD LETTER DEPT. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with DEAD LETTER DEPT..
You feed it. Locked away in the basement. Every day, her voice sounds more like it used to.
Mayfly
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Mayfly is an eerie story-based quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England. Upon waking alone to find your husband is missing you find yourself weaving through a shifting, unstable reality as you search your confined surroundings in this short narrative exploration game.
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You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
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A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
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The Typing of The Dead: Overkill
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Typing of the dead: Overkill fuses the horror and comedy of the legendary House of the Dead series with unique typing mechanics in order to deliver a truly original gaming experience! This gruesome shooter puts you in the middle of a mutant outbreak in Bayou county.
Resident Evil
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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.
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Maximize your productivity with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing® 2020! The most comprehensive typing instruction system now includes learning tools and an updated user interface to guarantee typing improvements in just 2 weeks!
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Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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Frequently asked about DEAD LETTER DEPT.
- Does DEAD LETTER DEPT. run on Steam Deck?
- DEAD LETTER DEPT. 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 DEAD LETTER DEPT. cost?
- DEAD LETTER DEPT. is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DEAD LETTER DEPT.?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DEAD LETTER DEPT. are Human.exe, Whale Flesh, Glimpse.
- Who developed DEAD LETTER DEPT.?
- DEAD LETTER DEPT. was developed by Mike Monroe, Belief Engine and published by Belief Engine.
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