Games like Downstairs
If Downstairs is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Lifeline, Unclaimed and Whispers Of The Shadow — 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.
Unclaimed
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Second-strongest match for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
It's 1991. You work alone on the night shift at a remote cargo facility. As you sort shipments and complete your tasks, unexplained noises from the hallways, strange images appearing on security cameras, and a growing sense of unease begin to turn your shift into a nightmare.
Whispers Of The Shadow
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Third-strongest match 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.
The Maze: In Dark
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Ranked #4 for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Relying on a single flashlight, secure your objective in the dark factory and escape avoiding 'his' eyes. Overcome the extreme fear of the unknown that the darkness brings, and break through your limits.
LastWatch
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Ranked #5 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.
Untold Memories: Grandma's House
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Ranked #6 for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Rick is forced to spend a week at his grandmother’s house, where every night grows more disturbing. Explore a house filled with whispers, survive paranormal events, and uncover the secret hidden beneath it all while one warning echoes in your mind: never enter the basement..
Miles To Nowhere
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Ranked #7 for Downstairs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Running out of ammo during a raid, a police officer escapes into a sealed tunnel. But the end leads not to daylight, but to the darkest corners of his mind. Miles to Nowhere is an intense psychological horror where survival instincts collide with crushing trauma.
Eerie Dossier:the Haunted House Observation Log
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Ranked #8 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
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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, Unclaimed, Whispers Of The Shadow.
- 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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