Games like New Hire
If New Hire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Creeps: Halls of Insanity, SILENT BREATH and PLACE — 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.
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Creeps: Halls of Insanity
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Top pick for New Hire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
CREEPS: Halls of Insanity is a nerve-rattling horror maze where survival is the only way out. Navigate twisting paths, face terrifying visuals, and test your courage—all with simple controls and a flashlight to guide you.
SILENT BREATH
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for New Hire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
PLACE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for New Hire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
You are a random person trapped in an empty concrete room under the watchful eye of a camera. The only way out is to risk pressing the forbidden button, after which more buttons appear. Each press brings you closer to the exit or to your demise.
The 7th Shift
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Ranked #4 for New Hire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
A psychological horror game about working overnight shifts alone in a grocery store. Stock shelves. Clean. Do your job. But you soon realize something sinister is watching. Survive seven shifts to discover why you were really hired and face a choice that will seal your fate.
In The Backrooms
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Ranked #5 for New Hire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
Clink
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Ranked #6 for New Hire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
The Backrooms Project
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Ranked #7 for New Hire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with New Hire.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
Idols of Ash
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Ranked #8 for New Hire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below New Hire at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under New Hire on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with New Hire.
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
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Priced ~63% under New Hire on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with New Hire.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
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Priced ~53% under New Hire on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with New Hire.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
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Priced ~75% under New Hire on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~81% under New Hire on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with New Hire.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~88% under New Hire on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with New Hire.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
A Short Hike
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Priced ~50% under New Hire on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with New Hire.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under New Hire on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with New Hire.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
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.
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 Adventure with New Hire.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with New Hire.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with New Hire.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with New Hire.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with New Hire.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about New Hire
- How much does New Hire cost?
- New Hire is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to New Hire?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside New Hire are Creeps: Halls of Insanity, SILENT BREATH, PLACE.
- Who developed New Hire?
- New Hire was developed by Tasteful Soup.
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