Games like Department 14
Below are 8 hand-picked alternatives to Department 14 for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Department 14 also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Department 14: You're a regular employee of department 14. One day, after falling asleep at your desk, you wake up and notice that all the other workers have left early and you are alone in the department.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Cold House
Top pick for Department 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..
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Mirror Layers
Second-strongest match for Department 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
Mirror Layers is a first person social horror game. Cooperate with other players through an in-game social network to solve challenging puzzles.Explore to uncover the mystery behind Apartment 12 and its horrific and distorted mirror reality.
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Among Ashes
Third-strongest match for Department 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
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BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW
Ranked #4 for Department 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Department 14.
BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW is a first-person psychological horror game that explores the impact social media has on mental health through the story of Anne, a victim of bullying trapped in a surreal nightmare where she must solve a dark mystery and confront sinister creatures.
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Left Alone
Ranked #5 for Department 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
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The Black Ice
Ranked #6 for Department 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Department 14.
A survival horror game where every breath could be your last. Explore a sinister Antarctic complex, unravel its mysteries, and try to survive before the darkness consumes you.
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Massacre At The Mirage
Ranked #7 for Department 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
For less than the price of a movie ticket, experience your very own horror-fueled slasher flick in Massacre at the Mirage. Step into The Mirage cinema and face a chilling nightmare, where staff and patrons must survive a masked killer's rampage.
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Within Skerry
Ranked #8 for Department 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.
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Frequently asked about Department 14
- How much does Department 14 cost?
- Department 14 is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Department 14?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Department 14 are Cold House, Mirror Layers, Among Ashes.
- Who developed Department 14?
- Department 14 was developed by Menge Studio.
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 Department 14.
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