Games like The Cabin Factory
If The Cabin Factory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Seen Before, Who's at the door? and House of Lost Souls — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and eerie. 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 →The Cabin Factory is a 2024 indie horror adventure developed by International Cat Studios and published by Future Friends Games, priced at $2.99 and verified on Steam Deck. Players take on a night-shift cabin inspector role at an industrial factory, examining cabins on a conveyor belt and deciding whether each one is haunted by spotting moving anomalies. The mechanics center on anomaly-detection and environmental interaction where only moving anomalies count, creating specific tension and clarity during the inspection loops. Reviewers highlight effective scares from chase sequences and an unsettling atmosphere, while players describe the experience as eerie and immersive. A fragmented family story gradually unfolds through exploration across liminal factory spaces. The game earned 92% positive reviews from over 2,200 Steam players.
About The Cabin Factory: Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
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Seen Before
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Top pick for The Cabin Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
You agreed to play three games with the devil to fulfill your wishes. Detect anomalies in environments trapped in a loop and choose the right door. Reign in your fears and move toward your goal!
Who's at the door?
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Shares psychological and an eerie mood with The Cabin Factory.
Second-strongest match for The Cabin Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
House of Lost Souls
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Third-strongest match for The Cabin Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
House of Lost Souls is a story-driven horror game about Jack, who returns to his old family home in search of answers. Explore distorted memories, uncover dark secrets, and learn the truth about the tragedy that changed his life forever.
Revenant : In Memory Of The Day
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Ranked #4 for The Cabin Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
You are heading down an endless corridor in search of a missing child. Pay close attention to your surroundings to find clues about the child, and find a way to escape the dark, confined corridor.
VOW
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Ranked #5 for The Cabin Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
Vow is a mystical game about a cursed village frozen between sunset and night. Explore abandoned houses, read birch bark letters, and observe ancient rituals to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of its inhabitants — and your own fate.
The Alley
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Ranked #6 for The Cabin Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Ghost Traces" and deceptive "Ghost Feints" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.
Route8
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Ranked #7 for The Cabin Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
"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."
Something on the Floor
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Ranked #8 for The Cabin Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
You are left alone in a hotel where everyone has disappeared. Search the endlessly repeating floors for hidden anomalies, eliminate them, and escape. Trust nothing. Something is on this floor.
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Ten Bells
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Shares chase sequences, replayability and atmospheric with The Cabin Factory.
Reviewers of The Cabin Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
You're trapped in an old English pub. Unravel a chilling tale by identifying anomalies while trying to escape. Confront the horror as you survive the endless loop of Ten Bells.
[Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
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Shares environmental interaction, replayability and atmospheric with The Cabin Factory.
Reviewers of The Cabin Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Cabin Factory.
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)
CAPTURED
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Shares anomaly detection, hidden collectibles and atmospheric with The Cabin Factory.
Reviewers of The Cabin Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Cabin Factory.
Trapped in what appears to be an endless hallway in your home, rooms begin to feel unfamiliar. Capture anomalies on camera and stay away from any sinister entities.
Trapped: Family Vacation
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Reviewers of The Cabin Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.
Shift At Midnight
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Reviewers of The Cabin Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide.
The Floor Above
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Shares atmospheric with The Cabin Factory.
Reviewers of The Cabin Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.
INQUIR P.T.
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Reviewers of The Cabin Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
A post-apocalyptic story-based action adventure game. Fully customizable weapons and a high mobility character. Zombie horde mode and full of action, blood, brutality.
Dollmare
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Shares procedural generation, achievement hunting and atmospheric with The Cabin Factory.
Reviewers of The Cabin Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Cabin Factory at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~67% under The Cabin Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~50% under The Cabin Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~67% under The Cabin Factory on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~67% under The Cabin Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~67% under The Cabin Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
"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!
Bit Blaster XL
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Priced ~67% under The Cabin Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Cabin Factory.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
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Priced ~67% under The Cabin Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Cabin Factory.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
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 The Cabin Factory.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Cabin Factory.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cabin Factory.
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 The Cabin Factory
- Is The Cabin Factory verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Cabin Factory is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does The Cabin Factory cost?
- The Cabin Factory is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Cabin Factory?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Cabin Factory are Seen Before, Who's at the door?, House of Lost Souls.
- Who developed The Cabin Factory?
- The Cabin Factory was developed by International Cat Studios and published by Future Friends Games.
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