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Games like Paranormal Research Society

If Paranormal Research Society is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fred Fuches Around, CARNAL and Killing Floor 3 — 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 Paranormal Research Society: Build a career as a paranormal field researcher by collecting and delivering samples from various paranormal sites for your infuriating boss in an exciting (?) first-person shooter experience! Now with more ghosts!

IndieWindows · Linuxby catskulls
Paranormal Research Society — Steam game cover

Players who liked Paranormal Research Society also play

Steam players who put hours into Paranormal Research Society 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. Fred Fuches Around

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Paranormal Research Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paranormal Research Society.

    Fred Fuches Around is an FPS game where a guy named Fred and (almost) all of his immediate family was killed inside of his home and now the ones who fuched around will find out.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. CARNAL

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Paranormal Research Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paranormal Research Society.

    CARNAL is a fast and challenging retro FPS straight from the mid '90s. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them, and any inanimate objects standing in your way!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Killing Floor 3

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Paranormal Research Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.

    2025Action39.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Zortch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Paranormal Research Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paranormal Research Society.

    Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Atomic Heart

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Paranormal Research Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Duke Nukem Forever

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Paranormal Research Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!

    2011Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Metal Garden

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Paranormal Research Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paranormal Research Society.

    Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Far Far West

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Paranormal Research Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paranormal Research Society.

    Yee-haw, Cowboys! Team up in this chaotic 1-4 player co-op shooter. Journey to the Far Far West to blast monsters, sling spells, complete missions, and collect bounties. Work as a team to get in, get paid and get out (mostly) alive.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure17.99 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 Paranormal Research Society.

    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.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paranormal Research Society.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paranormal Research Society.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paranormal Research Society.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Paranormal Research Society.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paranormal Research Society.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Atomic Heart

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Duke Nukem Forever

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!

    2011Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Far Far West

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Paranormal Research Society.

    Yee-haw, Cowboys! Team up in this chaotic 1-4 player co-op shooter. Journey to the Far Far West to blast monsters, sling spells, complete missions, and collect bounties. Work as a team to get in, get paid and get out (mostly) alive.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Paranormal Research Society

What games are most similar to Paranormal Research Society?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paranormal Research Society are Fred Fuches Around, CARNAL, Killing Floor 3.
Who developed Paranormal Research Society?
Paranormal Research Society was developed by catskulls.

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 Paranormal Research Society.

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