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Games like School Paranormal Laboratory

If School Paranormal Laboratory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Backrooms: No Level, Mister 9 and HIKE: Beyond the Trails — 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 School Paranormal Laboratory: To those who will become investigators at our research institute, Our institute conducts research on mysterious phenomena and grudges that occur in schools. As an investigator, you will carry out field surveys, but it is a simple job that even those with no experience can perform.

2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDWindowsby KIMIDORI SOFT
School Paranormal Laboratory — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into School Paranormal Laboratory 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. Backrooms: No Level

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for School Paranormal Laboratory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    Backrooms: No Level is a cooperative horror game for 1–4 players. You think you can complete anything, but what if you can't? What if nothing is real and you can't complete anything, even with friends, it will be extremely difficult to complete this game!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation0.79 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mister 9

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for School Paranormal Laboratory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    Look for irregularities in the house where the uncles live. Irregulars are the enemy. For the sake of world peace, shoot without mercy.

    2024IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. HIKE: Beyond the Trails

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for School Paranormal Laboratory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    A world where the trails tell stories. Set out and write your own!

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. 5番線おじさん救出編 Platform 5 Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for School Paranormal Laboratory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    The long-awaited sequel to Japan’s hit “Nibansen” is here! This new rescue-horror in the “Bansen Series” goes beyond anomaly hunting. Enter massive Senjuku Station (千宿), full of oddities, and save the stranded old man. Now the truth of “Nibansen,” “Sanbansen,” and “Platform 4” is revealed…

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. In Banjiha

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for School Paranormal Laboratory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    It is a first-person horror game. Escape the damp, dark semi-basement. Overcome your fear and find a way out.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Let Me In

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for School Paranormal Laboratory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    Let Me In is a psychological indie horror game with a realistic visual style and intense atmosphere. The main character finds himself in an abandoned house on one of the scariest nights of his life. Will he be able to survive? The answer remains unknown...

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Twelve Sticks

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for School Paranormal Laboratory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    Play hide-and-seek with friends online, hide from the monster, or play as a monster and catch other players. Get scared, have fun, collect points, buy upgrades, and most importantly, have fun.

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Our Doomed Bunker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for School Paranormal Laboratory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    Our Doomed Bunker is a short 1-4 player co-op stealth/puzzle horror game

    2025ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below School Paranormal Laboratory at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under School Paranormal Laboratory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under School Paranormal Laboratory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under School Paranormal Laboratory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under School Paranormal Laboratory on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under School Paranormal Laboratory on Steam right now. Shares Casual with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under School Paranormal Laboratory on Steam right now. Shares Casual with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under School Paranormal Laboratory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under School Paranormal Laboratory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 and Casual with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with School Paranormal Laboratory.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with School Paranormal Laboratory.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from KIMIDORI SOFT

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

  1. Tumbleweed Destiny

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KIMIDORI SOFT, the studio behind School Paranormal Laboratory. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    The somewhat hateful and slightly charming tumbleweed is the star of the game. This game is a tumbleweed life simulator that depicts the fate of tumbleweeds in my own imagination.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Takoyaki Party Survival

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KIMIDORI SOFT, the studio behind School Paranormal Laboratory. Shares Indie and Casual with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    You should consume a good balance of protein, carbohydrates, and fats to survive. The nutritional balance changes depending on the ingredients you put in your takoyaki. If you are overloaded with calories, you will be too full to eat, so please consume calories by squatting.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. LOST EGG 2: Be together

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KIMIDORI SOFT, the studio behind School Paranormal Laboratory. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    That fragile but brave egg has come back with new powers. A hard action adventure game about the fragility, bravery, and sometimes friendship of raw eggs. Aim for the frying pan at the end of rolling through various stages with sad and touching melody.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. LOST EGG

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KIMIDORI SOFT, the studio behind School Paranormal Laboratory. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    The first of low-price series of Kimidorisoft! A hard action adventure game depicting raw egg ecstasy and bravery.Aim for a frying pan that rolls past various stages with awkward music.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Forklift Load

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KIMIDORI SOFT, the studio behind School Paranormal Laboratory. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    Why did the humans disappear? How was the AI created? Who created the AI and what is the purpose of the AI? An open-world sci-fi forklift adventure in which you must uncover the truth behind the mystery.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. LAST CHICK - 最後のひよこ

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KIMIDORI SOFT, the studio behind School Paranormal Laboratory. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    The second of low-price series of KimidoriSoft! "LAST CHICK - 最後のひよこ"!An action game depicting the majestic daily lives of chickens and their families living in a world where humanity has become a zombie.Overcome the crisis in three modes using two egg techniques developed by the parent chicken.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Food Delivery Service

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KIMIDORI SOFT, the studio behind School Paranormal Laboratory. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    A friend invites you to Nodaira-cho Town, a town that is rumored to be making a lot of money these days, and you work as a delivery person there, but little by little you get caught up in strange incidents. This is an adventure game that makes you think about what is the right thing to do.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Toilet paper wants to be a basketball

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KIMIDORI SOFT, the studio behind School Paranormal Laboratory. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Paranormal Laboratory.

    A hard-hitting action-adventure game about realizing big dreams hidden in the light weight of toilet paper. Overcome obstacles, successfully dodge obstructive objects, and lay down paper to create a path in the middle of nowhere to reach the basketball goal.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about School Paranormal Laboratory

How much does School Paranormal Laboratory cost?
School Paranormal Laboratory is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does School Paranormal Laboratory have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — School Paranormal Laboratory supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to School Paranormal Laboratory?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside School Paranormal Laboratory are Backrooms: No Level, Mister 9, HIKE: Beyond the Trails.
Who developed School Paranormal Laboratory?
School Paranormal Laboratory was developed by KIMIDORI SOFT.

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