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Games like Late Shift

If Late Shift is your kind of game, the closest matches are Below, Rusted Gods, Nightmare Within and Anomaly Report — 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 Late Shift: Experience found-footage horror through the eyes of a missing cinema employee. Find anomalies, uncover the truth and break the loop. Make sure every room is checked... thoroughly. Navigate a looping cinema and avoid becoming another missing employee.

IndieAdventureSimulationWindowsby AstronautCat Studios
Late Shift — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Late Shift 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. Below, Rusted Gods

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Late Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Late Shift.

    You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Nightmare Within

    WHY THIS

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

    Nightmare Within - Immerse yourself in the dark and unsettling atmosphere of psychological horror. Explore shifting locations, uncover fragments of memories, and reveal a story where reality fractures under the weight of guilt.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Anomaly Report

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the company.Your task is to detect and report any strange occurrences happening around you.If you successfully complete all reports for 8 days without mistakes, you will achieve your goal.Observe carefully and endure until the end.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Route8

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Late Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Late Shift.

    "You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."

    2024IndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Red or Blue

    WHY THIS

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

    Red button and blue button. Your choice determines everything.

    2025IndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. LOST ZION

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Late Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Late Shift.

    Lost Zion is an atmospheric cyberpunk horror game. Awakened by a faint signal as a service bot, explore the forsaken megacity of Lost Zion. Uncover the Emperor's horrific secrets. Obey your sole command: Activate the Gravity Core.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. ПОСЛЕДНИЙ ДЕНЬ В УРЮПИНСКЕ

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Late Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Late Shift.

    THE LAST DAY IN URYUPINSK is an atmospheric walk through the post-Soviet courtyard to depressive music.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Twisted Gallery 异馆

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Late Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Late Shift.

    You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Late Shift.

    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 Late Shift.

    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 Late Shift.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  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 Late Shift.

    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 Late Shift.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Late Shift

What games are most similar to Late Shift?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Late Shift are Below, Rusted Gods, Nightmare Within, Anomaly Report.
Who developed Late Shift?
Late Shift was developed by AstronautCat Studios.

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 Late Shift.

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