Games like Downstairs
If Downstairs is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Lifeline, LastWatch and Eerie Dossier:the Haunted House Observation Log — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Downstairs: Developed and published by Levienze Games, this game is a short story based horror and thriller game.
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Steam players who put hours into Downstairs 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.
The Lifeline
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Top pick for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
To escape this terrifying hospital, you must leave your fears behind. Can you do it? Explore, face zombies, use weapons, avoid traps, and react fast to survive.
LastWatch
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Second-strongest match for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
A first-person psychological survival horror set in an abandoned subway station. Monitor cameras, manage your sanity, and survive the night shift while something moves through the tunnels.
Eerie Dossier:the Haunted House Observation Log
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Third-strongest match for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Eerie Dossier:The Haunted House Observation Log is a click-based mouse game of the horror genre. You will assume the role of an employee engaged in monitoring strange occurrences, and reporting various anomalies through a control panel Some dark secrets will gradually emerge during your work process
Backrooms Protocol
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Ranked #4 for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Backrooms Protocol is a 1–4 player co-op horror game focused on exploration, research, and survival across the levels of the Backrooms.
Haze Together
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Ranked #5 for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
HAZE TOGETHER is a 1-4 player psychological survival horror game set in claustrophobic mines. Team up with friends, explore dangerous industrial facilities, and escape the darkness trying to consume you. Remember: the haze thickens every second, and you are not alone.
Whispers Of The Shadow
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Ranked #6 for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Detective Grace Lawson sets out immediately upon receiving a tip about her missing stepsister Amy, and when she gets there, she suddenly finds herself trapped inside the house. Now, Grace has only one goal: to find her missing sister and escape this nightmare.
Moved mind
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Ranked #7 for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Moved mind is a first person narrative psychological horror game, where you will be the subject of a psychological experiment where you will have to face your fears and differentiate reality from the symptoms of your illness.
Y. Village - The Visitors
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Ranked #8 for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Batu, tormented by nightmares, is lured to a nameless village via cryptic letters. Investigating the village's secrets with just one friend, he wakes one night to discover his ally gone. He must now locate his friend and elude the village's dark mysteries.
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Frequently asked about Downstairs
- Does Downstairs work on Steam Deck?
- Downstairs is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Is Downstairs free to play?
- Yes — Downstairs 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 Downstairs?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Downstairs are The Lifeline, LastWatch, Eerie Dossier:the Haunted House Observation Log.
- Who developed Downstairs?
- Downstairs was developed by Levienze 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 Downstairs.
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