Games like Joe's Diner
If Joe's Diner is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pineview Drive, Samosbor and Outlast — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its humorous supernatural premise, mischievous ghost pranks and repetitive but oddly satisfying. 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 Joe's Diner: Somewhere along the venerable Route 7, in the middle of nowhere, you will find Joe’s Diner. The old Diner was built on the site of a former Indian cemetery. Amongst the buried, two rival chieftains are laid to rest; while alive each could not stand the other.
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Pineview Drive
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Top pick for Joe's Diner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
A one-of-a-kind horror shocker – a game aware of your fear!Check out the improvements introduced with Update 2.0!
Samosbor
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Joe's Diner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
The player will take the role of a liquidator destroying the consequences of Samosbor in the narrow corridors of Gigakhrushchevka.
Outlast
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Joe's Diner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Arizona Sunshine®
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Joe's Diner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
The Beast Inside
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Ranked #5 for Joe's Diner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
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Ranked #6 for Joe's Diner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Penumbra Overture
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Ranked #7 for Joe's Diner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
The Forest
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Ranked #8 for Joe's Diner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Joe's Diner at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Joe's Diner on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
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 Joe's Diner on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Joe's Diner.
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 Joe's Diner on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Joe's Diner.
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 ~80% under Joe's Diner on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Joe's Diner.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Joe's Diner on Steam right now. Shares Action with Joe's Diner.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Joe's Diner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Joe's Diner.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
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Priced ~50% under Joe's Diner on Steam right now. Shares Action with Joe's Diner.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Joe's Diner on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Joe's Diner.
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?
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 Joe's Diner.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
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.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Joe's Diner.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Joe's Diner.
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
Trick & Treat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Joe's Diner.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Hog Hunter 2021
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
Hog hunter is a short atmospheric game about catching hogs out in the wild, be careful though not everything in the woods is safe...
SCP – Containment Breach
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
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More from VIS-Games
Other recommendable Steam games by VIS-Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Pineview Drive
WHY THIS
Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Joe's Diner. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
A one-of-a-kind horror shocker – a game aware of your fear!Check out the improvements introduced with Update 2.0!
Obscuritas
WHY THIS
Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Joe's Diner. Shares Adventure with Joe's Diner.
When Sarah inherits her great-uncle's old country home, she has no idea about the dark secret she has stumbled upon, and the obscure world it will take her to.
Bus Mechanic Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares time management and a chill mood with Joe's Diner.
Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Joe's Diner. Shares Indie with Joe's Diner.
In the Bus Mechanic Simulator you are in the position of an experienced mechanic. In your own bus garage you can maintain, repair, test and restore various true-to-original MAN bus models. Roll up your sleeves!
Passing Pineview Forest
WHY THIS
Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Joe's Diner. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...
Professional Farmer 2017
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Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Joe's Diner.
Get ready for the rural lifestyle! This game is set on your own farm! Enjoy the life of a farmer with all its amazing tasks and challenges! Drive your original vehicles, cultivate your fields, take care of your animals and market your produce! Different seasons and weather conditions guarantee realistic game fun.
The Secret of Pineview Forest
WHY THIS
Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Joe's Diner. Shares Action and Indie with Joe's Diner.
The Secret of Pineview Forest is a free prequel to Pineview Drive - Rising Storm. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...
Insane
WHY THIS
Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Joe's Diner. Shares Indie with Joe's Diner.
!nsane is a nod to the cult game "Logical" from the good old Amiga days. It's all about balls and twist locks. You have to arrange the balls in the right order to pick the lock. What sounds simple enough quickly turns out to be a uniquely tricky game.
Airport Fire Department - The Simulation
WHY THIS
Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Joe's Diner. Shares Action with Joe's Diner.
Move out with your team and experience tense missions. As a member of the airport fire department, you and your team extinguish massive aircraft fires and beat a path through the flickering flames.
Frequently asked about Joe's Diner
- How much does Joe's Diner cost?
- Joe's Diner is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Joe's Diner?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Joe's Diner are Pineview Drive, Samosbor, Outlast.
- Who developed Joe's Diner?
- Joe's Diner was developed by VIS-Games and published by United Independent Entertainment.
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