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Games like Moonlight Motel

If Moonlight Motel is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Hauntings, Paranormal Observation and SCP: November 2010 — 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 Moonlight Motel: A distant motel. A string of murders. Use your wits to investigate a series of unexplained deaths in this murder mystery job simulator. Welcome to the Moonlight Motel.

ActionIndieSimulationWindowsby Electric Monkeys
Moonlight Motel — Steam game cover

Players who liked Moonlight Motel also play

Steam players who put hours into Moonlight Motel 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. The Hauntings

    WHY THIS

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

    The Hauntings is a 1-4 player online co-op investigation and exorcism game. Using a wide range of paranormal investigation equipment your group must try and successfully discover the source of the haunting and proceed to remove the threat from the area!

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Paranormal Observation

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Moonlight Motel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Moonlight Motel.

    Paranormal Observation is a single-player point-and-click ghost hunting game. Use your computer to identify the evil spirit by finding enough evidence and exorcise it with your professional tools.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. SCP: November 2010

    WHY THIS

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

    It’s November 2010. You find yourself lost in a forest rumored to be home to SCP-173, a deadly and unrelenting entity. With only a flashlight, you must search for hidden plushies while staying one step ahead of your stalker. Can you keep it in your sights long enough to escape the nightmare?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Liminal Department

    WHY THIS

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

    Trapped in what seems to be an endless hospital department. Carefully observe your surroundings in each loop to escape the Liminal Department

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Gluua

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Moonlight Motel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Moonlight Motel.

    first-person 1-4 multiplayer horror game. The game will allow players to take on the role of a spirit liberator who will be able to freely choose missions based on the difficulty and readiness they like or want to do. Players will encounter the supernatural and find the truth in that place.

    2024IndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Forensic Finish

    WHY THIS

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

    A retro-inspired 1970s first-person psychological horror game where you clean crime scenes, remove biohazards, and restore disturbing locations using a high-tech mop and sponge. Scrub surfaces, dispose of remains, explore eerie environments, and uncover increasingly disturbing paranormal activity.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Burial

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Moonlight Motel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Moonlight Motel.

    A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...

    2025IndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Moonlight Motel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Moonlight Motel.

    I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual9.99 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 Moonlight Motel.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Moonlight Motel.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Moonlight Motel.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Electric Monkeys

Other recommendable Steam games by Electric Monkeys, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Hired 2 Die

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Electric Monkeys, the studio behind Moonlight Motel. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Motel.

    A 1-4 player co-op survival horror where the horror begins when the shift starts. Clean, organize, and contain dangerous creatures using CCTV, motion sensors, and more. Earn your paycheck, upgrade your tools, and capture them. New game mode available!

    2025ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Gravity Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Electric Monkeys, the studio behind Moonlight Motel. Shares Action and Indie with Moonlight Motel.

    Gravity Heroes is a fast paced, chaotically beautiful 2D platform shooter, fuelled by retro arcade nostalgia with an electrifying soundtrack and popping pixel art style. Enjoy an action-packed, gravity-shifting solo campaign, or local multiplayer madness for up to four friends.

    2021ActionIndie2.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gravitational

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Electric Monkeys, the studio behind Moonlight Motel. Shares Simulation with Moonlight Motel.

    Gravitational is a VR experience that takes place in an upward future, where gravitational technology is being discovered. Experience Sebastian, a scientist in the apex of collapse inside Gravicorp’s facilities, overcoming not only challenges on your way but also your traumas.

    2021AdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. When the Light Dies

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Electric Monkeys, the studio behind Moonlight Motel. Shares Action with Moonlight Motel.

    Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.

    2024Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Moonlight Motel

What games are most similar to Moonlight Motel?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Moonlight Motel are The Hauntings, Paranormal Observation, SCP: November 2010.
Who developed Moonlight Motel?
Moonlight Motel was developed by Electric Monkeys and published by Black Lantern Collective.

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 Moonlight Motel.

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