Games like Zoochosis
If Zoochosis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Where Dolls Hang, Kappa's Asylum and KLAWS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anxious, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 →Zoochosis is a 2024 simulation game developed and published by Clapperheads that blends zoo management with survival horror. Players take on the role of a zookeeper tasked with identifying animals suffering from parasitic mutations and crafting vaccines to cure them. The game features a bodycam-style first-person perspective that players describe as amplifying tension and creating vulnerability, while deduction-based puzzle gameplay requires mixing symptoms to craft cures. Reviewers highlight how choices directly affect multiple endings, supported by branching narrative mechanics, boss battles, and a crafting system. Body horror themes and creature design create an atmospheric horror experience. The game is priced at $24.99 USD and is marked as playable on Steam Deck, holding a 61% positive rating from 1211 Steam reviews.
About Zoochosis: Zoochosis is a bodycam horror simulation game. You’re a zookeeper. Identify infected mutant animals, make a vaccine and cure them. Will you save all of them and survive?
Players who liked Zoochosis also play
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Where Dolls Hang
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Top pick for Zoochosis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Where Dolls Hang is a survival psychological horror game where you investigate a place plagued by strange and unsettling events filled with hanging dolls. Explore dangerous locations, gather evidence, uncover hidden secrets, and use your boat to confront the unknown as you search for answers.
Kappa's Asylum
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Zoochosis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Kappa's Asylum is a survival horror game in which you control a YouTuber in an abandoned asylum to record a video.
KLAWS
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Zoochosis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Embark on a chilling adventure through a mysterious forest on a cold Christmas Eve night, searching for ornaments to decorate a Christmas tree. But beware—something lurks in the snowy darkness…
Haunted Bloodlines
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Zoochosis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Every family has secrets. This house knows yours. Haunted Bloodlines is a first-person psychological horror game where the halls shift, the walls breathe, and the mansion has been waiting for you your whole life.
Martha
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Zoochosis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
In pursuit of your missing colleague your car breaks down. You enter the only house for miles to use the phone. What follows next can only be described as an intense, action-driven fight for survival. What horrors lay within the house? Only one thing is certain: you need to get out.
The Transference
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Zoochosis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Escape from your own house, in which you have been locked up. But be careful, you will not be alone in your captivity. Immerse yourself in this first-person horror adventure, full of family secrets and betrayals. And find out who and why they locked you up.
Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Zoochosis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...
Pathologic 3: Quarantine
WHY THIS
Shares time management, branching narrative and atmospheric with Zoochosis.
Ranked #8 for Zoochosis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Zoochosis
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Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Zoochosis.
Reviewers of Zoochosis cross-mention this title as a similar play.
You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.
Stranded Deep
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Zoochosis.
Reviewers of Zoochosis cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Still Wakes the Deep
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Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Zoochosis.
Reviewers of Zoochosis cross-mention this title as a similar play.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
The Thing from Nowhere
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Zoochosis cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Travel to a remote town in Alaska and uncover the truth behind reported sightings of a mythical creature from ancient Inuit folklore. A Choose Your Own Adventure mystery set in the 1950s, inspired by classic monster movies and Amiga's "It Came from the Desert".
ORDER 13
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Zoochosis.
Reviewers of Zoochosis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
You wake up in a dark warehouse, tasked with packing orders while something lurks in the shadows. Work fast, stay safe, and protect your cat. He’s all you’ve got.
The Thing: Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights, resource management and atmospheric with Zoochosis.
Reviewers of Zoochosis cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The Thing: Remastered is a faithful restoration of the cult-classic 2002 third-person survival horror shooter game inspired by Universal Pictures’ genre-defining 1982 film, The Thing
The Cabin Factory
WHY THIS
Shares atmospheric with Zoochosis.
Reviewers of Zoochosis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Zoochosis at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Zoochosis on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
People Playground
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Priced ~60% under Zoochosis on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Kerbal Space Program
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Priced ~60% under Zoochosis on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Zoochosis on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Zoochosis on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
FTL: Faster Than Light
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Zoochosis on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
PowerWash Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Zoochosis on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Zoochosis on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
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.
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
WHY THIS
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.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Zoochosis.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Other recommendable Steam games by Clapperheads, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sparky Marky Online: Do you see Sparky?
WHY THIS
Another title from Clapperheads, the studio behind Zoochosis.
Do you see Sparky? is a multiplayer horror game 4 vs 1 where one player takes on the role of the traitor and controls a monster, and the other 4 players need to expose him or she in order to stay alive and catch the monster.
Sparky Marky: Episode 1
WHY THIS
Another title from Clapperheads, the studio behind Zoochosis.
Explore an abandoned children's recreational camp and uncover the dark secrets covered up by its founders. Find clues and apply specific commands in the Discord channel to find out what truly happened. But be careful: Sparky has been activated and the monster inside of it never sleeps…
Sparky Marky: Episode 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Clapperheads, the studio behind Zoochosis.
You are a worker of the Amber's Park Camp, so you must pass a monthly assessment in a secret training simulator. All workers know this process by heart: you need to be trained in risky conditions and prove that you can deactivate Sparky Marky in an emergency. But this time something went wrong...
Sparky Marky: Episode 3
WHY THIS
Another title from Clapperheads, the studio behind Zoochosis.
Bad guys often bully classmates. That's the truth. But more often they bully you if you're new, and especially if you are a foreigner. But Toby faces a difficult task - to resist not only bullies, but also a hungry monster...
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Frequently asked about Zoochosis
- Does Zoochosis run on Steam Deck?
- Zoochosis 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 Zoochosis cost?
- Zoochosis is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Zoochosis?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zoochosis are Where Dolls Hang, Kappa's Asylum, KLAWS.
- Who developed Zoochosis?
- Zoochosis was developed by Clapperheads and published by Clapperheads, Storymode.
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 Zoochosis.
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