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Games like Midnight Shift

If Midnight Shift is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bugged Out, Satan Santa and Lost Hopes: Day of Betrayal — 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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About Midnight Shift: A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.

2023ActionIndieAdventureSimulation2.00 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Shatter Glass games
Midnight Shift — Steam game cover

Players who liked Midnight Shift also play

Steam players who put hours into Midnight Shift 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. Bugged Out

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Midnight Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.

    Battle hordes of insects plaguing your neighborhood and don't... I repeat, don't let them climb up your face! Stay vigilant and avoid getting 'Bugged Out' as you navigate this pest-ridden world.

    2023ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Satan Santa

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Midnight Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Midnight Shift.

    Satan Santa is a first-person horror walking simulator where you play as a child trapped in a Christmas nightmare. The jolly Santa you once knew has become a bloodthirsty demon, and now you must fight for survival through an eerie house and a forest filled with horrors.

    2025ActionSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lost Hopes: Day of Betrayal

    WHY THIS

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

    19 year old Chloe was left at her grandparents George and Helen's country house for a few days due to her parents' trip abroad. Little did she know that this short vacation would turn into a nightmare where she must pay the price of an old betrayal.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Sushi Bar | 寿司バー

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Midnight Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.

    The Sushi Bar | 寿司バー is a Japanese-style horror game where you play as a sushi chef working the night shift.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Nevermind This

    WHY THIS

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

    Step into the world of "Nevermind this", a heart-pumping horror where confusion, chaos, fear, distraction and even fun come together for an unique game experience, in a cursed hut from old Lumberjack. Don't let them mess with your mind.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Shhh!

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Project Songbird

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Songbird is a cinematic first-person narrative horror game set in the Appalachian forest. Take on the role of Dakota, a musician who must record their new album in a remote log cabin amidst a writer's block. Take caution, however. These woods were never empty...

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Box of Broken Nails

    WHY THIS

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

    First-person psychological horror about ignorance and attempts. Protect yourself as a lone carpenter, hastily look for materials in your house to board up a door that shouldn’t exist. At any cost.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Midnight Shift at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Midnight Shift on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Midnight Shift on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Midnight Shift.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Midnight Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Midnight Shift.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Midnight Shift on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Midnight Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Midnight Shift.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Midnight Shift on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Midnight Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Midnight Shift.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Midnight Shift on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Midnight Shift.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Midnight Shift.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Midnight Shift.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Midnight Shift.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Midnight Shift.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Midnight Shift.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Midnight Shift

Does Midnight Shift run on Steam Deck?
Midnight Shift 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 Midnight Shift cost?
Midnight Shift is listed on Steam at 2.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Midnight Shift?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Midnight Shift are Bugged Out, Satan Santa, Lost Hopes: Day of Betrayal.
Who developed Midnight Shift?
Midnight Shift was developed by Shatter Glass games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Midnight Shift.

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