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Games like The Overseer

If The Overseer is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Overseer: Field Trials, UNHEIM and The Gretlow Tapes — 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 The Overseer: You work for an agency containing supernatural threats. A monitored subject with unusual abilities drew anomalies to his former sites, along with a figure codenamed “Eric.” The subject is being moved to a Safe House. Secure every location and prevent further spread.

2024IndieEarly Access4.99 USDWindowsby mars
The Overseer — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Overseer also play

Steam players who put hours into The Overseer 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 Overseer: Field Trials

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Overseer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    Step into the role of a paranormal agent. It's time for field trials where you’ll identify anomalies firsthand. The trials are held in a partially controlled environment, but stay alert—unexpected threats may arise. Successfully report anomalies multiple times to earn your Field Agent badge.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. UNHEIM

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Overseer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Overseer.

    UNHEIM is a psychological horror surveillance game of exceptional difficulty in which you must not only report anomalies, but also learn to survive paranormal attacks. Every night is a fight for survival against lurking horrors.

    2024IndieCasualEarly Access11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Gretlow Tapes

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Overseer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

    2025IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. I'm on Observation Duty 7

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Overseer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

    2024Indie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. DeathWatchers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Overseer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Overseer.

    Use the specialized equipment at your disposal to locate & log as many paranormal events as possible. Decipher the ingredients needed for your ritual and try to exorcise any demons within. Any incorrect ingredients and you may never leave! 1-4 Players

    2024ActionIndieEarly Access5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Clink

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Overseer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. [Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Overseer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)

    2024Indie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Overseer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Overseer.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Overseer at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Overseer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    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 ~60% under The Overseer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    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 ~70% under The Overseer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    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. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Overseer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    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 ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Overseer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    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 ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Overseer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Overseer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Overseer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Overseer.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 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 The Overseer.

    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.

    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 The Overseer.

    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 The Overseer.

    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. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    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 with The Overseer.

    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. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Overseer

How much does The Overseer cost?
The Overseer is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Overseer?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Overseer are The Overseer: Field Trials, UNHEIM, The Gretlow Tapes.
Who developed The Overseer?
The Overseer was developed by mars.

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 The Overseer.

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