Games like Alone in the house
If Alone in the house is your kind of game, the closest matches are Writer. Chapter 1, Clink and Silent Still — 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 Alone in the house: "Alone in the house" is a short horror game. In this chilling horror game, you return to an empty house. Your mother has left a message with tasks for you to complete. As you fulfill each task, eerie events unfold around you. Will you uncover the dark secrets, or succumb to the fear?
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Writer. Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Top pick for Alone in the house fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
Clink
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Alone in the house fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
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?
Silent Still
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Alone in the house fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alone in the house.
Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.
CALLUS
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Alone in the house fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.
Pieces of me
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Ranked #5 for Alone in the house fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
Don't Play This
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Ranked #6 for Alone in the house fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
Silent Still 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Alone in the house fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
Silent Nights
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Alone in the house fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Alone in the house at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Alone in the house on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alone in the house.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Alone in the house on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Alone in the house on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alone in the house.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Alone in the house on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Alone in the house.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Alone in the house on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Alone in the house on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
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?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Alone in the house on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Alone in the house.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
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Priced ~60% under Alone in the house on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alone in the house.
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".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alone in the house.
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.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alone in the house.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alone in the house.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Alone in the house.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alone in the house.
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.
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Frequently asked about Alone in the house
- How much does Alone in the house cost?
- Alone in the house is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Alone in the house?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alone in the house are Writer. Chapter 1, Clink, Silent Still.
- Who developed Alone in the house?
- Alone in the house was developed by D4avd.
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 Alone in the house.
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