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Games like TRAFFIC

If TRAFFIC is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Alley, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its child protagonist heightens helplessness, oppressive atmosphere lingers and atmospheric. 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.

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About TRAFFIC: TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.

2022ActionIndieAdventureFree to playWindowsby Laud Games
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Steam players who put hours into TRAFFIC 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.

  1. The Alley

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for TRAFFIC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with TRAFFIC.

    A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Ghost Traces" and deceptive "Ghost Feints" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

    WHY THIS

    Shares walking simulator and an atmospheric mood with TRAFFIC.

    Second-strongest match for TRAFFIC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TRAFFIC.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for TRAFFIC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TRAFFIC.

    Trapped in a looping asylum, stalked by something in the dark. Explore, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this first-person psychological horror.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Dead Take

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TRAFFIC.

    Ranked #4 for TRAFFIC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with TRAFFIC.

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

    2025IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Visage

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TRAFFIC.

    Ranked #5 for TRAFFIC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TRAFFIC.

    Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Abandoned Souls

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for TRAFFIC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TRAFFIC.

    Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TRAFFIC.

    Ranked #7 for TRAFFIC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TRAFFIC.

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TRAFFIC.

    Ranked #8 for TRAFFIC fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TRAFFIC.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Dead Take

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TRAFFIC.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with TRAFFIC.

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

    2025IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TRAFFIC.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TRAFFIC.

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TRAFFIC.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with TRAFFIC.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about TRAFFIC

Is TRAFFIC free to play?
Yes — TRAFFIC is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to TRAFFIC?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TRAFFIC are The Alley, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.
Who developed TRAFFIC?
TRAFFIC was developed by Laud Games and published by Laud Publishing.

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