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Games like Unwelcome Guest

If Unwelcome Guest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Welcome To Lakewood, Dark Past and Ancestral — 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 Unwelcome Guest: You find yourself in a house that the owners have long since abandoned. But something lurks in the shadows, watching your every move. Explore the rooms, solve the mysteries, and find a way to banish the evil... Before it gets to you.

2025IndieAdventure0.99 USDWindowsby BalNaur
Unwelcome Guest — Steam game cover

Players who liked Unwelcome Guest also play

Steam players who put hours into Unwelcome Guest 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. Welcome To Lakewood

    WHY THIS

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

    Investigate the sleepy town of Lakewood as you follow the trail of numerous missing person cases and the mysterious cause of the disappearances. Unravel the secret of Lakewood and try to survive its tightening grip.

    2021IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dark Past

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Unwelcome Guest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Unwelcome Guest.

    Dark Past is based on psychological horror by paranormal activity occurring during your investigations. Play solo or up to 4 players to try and solve the mystery of what entity is left behind.

    2022ActionIndieEarly Access5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ancestral

    WHY THIS

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

    Play as Miguel, a member of a Masonic fraternity, as you investigate the disappearance of your brothers in a mysterious residence. Uncover the secrets brought from Egypt, deal with supernatural forces and interdimensional horrors. Discover what really happened and face the unknown.

    2024IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Grinnel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Unwelcome Guest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unwelcome Guest.

    If you stop, the light dies. If you turn, darkness takes over. As a patient trapped in Grinnel, escape this psychological horror nightmare with Dr. Esin. Use your visor in the atmospheric labyrinth and never look back; in this surreal thriller, your gaze is your worst enemy.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Graveyard Report

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Unwelcome Guest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unwelcome Guest.

    Collect evidence by capturing photos of anomalies. Monitor security footage for areas inhabiting strange activity, objects, or entities. Meet your hourly evidence quota and fulfill requests or you'll be fired! Solve puzzles, find answers, and uncover the truth, all while trying to survive the night.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Sealed

    WHY THIS

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

    Sealed is a horror game that will immerse you in a disturbing and mysterious experience. You will find yourself trapped in a haunted hospital, where every shadow and every whisper will remind you that you are not alone.

    2024IndieAdventure10.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles

    WHY THIS

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

    "Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unwelcome Guest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unwelcome Guest.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unwelcome Guest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unwelcome Guest.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unwelcome Guest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unwelcome Guest.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unwelcome Guest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unwelcome Guest.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unwelcome Guest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unwelcome Guest.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unwelcome Guest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unwelcome Guest.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unwelcome Guest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unwelcome Guest.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Shotgun Legend

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unwelcome Guest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unwelcome Guest.

    Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.

    2018ActionIndieRPG0.49 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 Unwelcome Guest.

    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 Unwelcome Guest.

    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 Unwelcome Guest.

    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 Unwelcome Guest.

    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 with Unwelcome Guest.

    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 Unwelcome Guest.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Unwelcome Guest

How much does Unwelcome Guest cost?
Unwelcome Guest is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Unwelcome Guest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Unwelcome Guest are Welcome To Lakewood, Dark Past, Ancestral.
Who developed Unwelcome Guest?
Unwelcome Guest was developed by BalNaur and published by BalNaur Horror Studio.

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 Unwelcome Guest.

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