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Games like Shutter Story

If Shutter Story is your kind of game, the closest matches are Heritage, Burial and Infliction — 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 Shutter Story: Examine a family's photo album to reveal signs of the paranormal, as the horror unfolds in the house around you. Their fate is in your hands.

2026IndieAdventureWindowsby Frostwood Interactive
Shutter Story — Steam game cover

Players who liked Shutter Story also play

Steam players who put hours into Shutter Story 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. Heritage

    WHY THIS

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

    Heritage is a psychological horror game where you dive into the dark secrets of a forgotten mansion. Explore shadowy rooms, solve puzzles, and uncover the hidden truth behind a family tragedy, all within a tense and eerie atmosphere.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Burial

    WHY THIS

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

    A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...

    2025IndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Infliction

    WHY THIS

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

    Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Demonologist

    WHY THIS

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

    Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Norwood Suite

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Locked Up

    WHY THIS

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

    The game “Locked Up" is the first project developed in 2020 by the studio EMIKA_GAMES consisting of one person.

    2020Indie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Kona II: Brume

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Shutter Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shutter Story.

    Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.

    2023IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Mad Experiments: Escape Room

    WHY THIS

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

    Award-nominated escape game. Alone or with up to 5 players, explore 3 unique rooms, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel the dark secrets of the Professor Cheshire and his experiments.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Shutter Story.

    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 Shutter Story.

    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 Shutter Story.

    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 Shutter Story.

    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 Shutter Story.

    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 Shutter Story.

    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 Shutter Story.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from Frostwood Interactive

Other recommendable Steam games by Frostwood Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Rainswept

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Frostwood Interactive, the studio behind Shutter Story. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shutter Story.

    Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.

    2019IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Forgotten Fields

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Frostwood Interactive, the studio behind Shutter Story. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shutter Story.

    Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.

    2021IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Unwording

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Frostwood Interactive, the studio behind Shutter Story. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shutter Story.

    Unwording is a short but powerful exploration of overcoming negative self-talk. Solve word puzzles, explore the neighborhood through multiple perspectives, and help Tom have a better day through a challenging yet cathartic experience.

    2023IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shutter Story

What games are most similar to Shutter Story?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shutter Story are Heritage, Burial, Infliction.
Who developed Shutter Story?
Shutter Story was developed by Frostwood Interactive.

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 Shutter Story.

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