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Games like Dave's House

Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Dave's House for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Dave's House also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Dave's House: In this frantic first-person co-op horror, answer the phone before Grandma eats you! Cook the food exactly as ordered, or she’ll eat you! Throw the food on the table and hide—don’t let it fall, or she'll eat you! If she finds you, RUN! If she catches you... don't get eaten!

2026ActionIndieAdventureWindows · Linuxby Mark Brobst
Dave's House — Steam game cover

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    Ivory Cage — Steam game cover

    Ivory Cage

    Top pick for Dave's House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dave's House.

    Descent with your team into the depths of an abandoned theme park to repair its broken machinery, and survive what's still down there.

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    Choppy Waves — Steam game cover

    Choppy Waves

    Second-strongest match for Dave's House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dave's House.

    Choppy Waves is an online co-op party game for up to 4 players where you run a floating bar on the open ocean, mixing drinks and serving customers while waves send everyone sliding across the deck.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
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    Breach Signal — Steam game cover

    Breach Signal

    Third-strongest match for Dave's House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dave's House.

    Breach Signal is a 1-6 player co-op cosmic horror game. As a recruit of the FNA, lead expeditions into strange places and investigate mysterious anomalies that threaten our reality.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
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    White Noise 2 — Steam game cover

    White Noise 2

    Ranked #4 for Dave's House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dave's House.

    Enjoy a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience like no other. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    MIMESIS — Steam game cover

    MIMESIS

    Ranked #5 for Dave's House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dave's House.

    4 Player co-op survival horror game. When the cursed rain falls, 'Mimesis' appear, perfectly imitating your teammates, bringing a new level of tension you've never experienced before.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Dead by Daylight — Steam game cover

    Dead by Daylight

    Ranked #6 for Dave's House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dave's House.

    Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.

    2016Action7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Dark Hours — Steam game cover

    Dark Hours

    Ranked #7 for Dave's House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dave's House.

    Dark Hours is a co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with an evil entity. Forget your plan, your mission is to survive. Explore and cooperate to find a way out.

    2025ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Zort — Steam game cover

    Zort

    Ranked #8 for Dave's House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dave's House.

    Zort is an action, adventure, and horror game that can be played with up to 4 people. Explore maps with your friends and have fun while escaping from various creatures. Experience a realistic horror experience with in-game voice chat with your friends!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.00 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

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    Doki Doki Literature Club! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dave's House.

    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 ↗
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    Life is Strange - Episode 1 — Steam game cover

    Life is Strange - Episode 1

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dave's House.

    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 ↗
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    Helltaker — Steam game cover

    Helltaker

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dave's House.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dave's House.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dave's House.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    ENA: Dream BBQ — Steam game cover

    ENA: Dream BBQ

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dave's House.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dave's House.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Indigo Park: Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dave's House.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Dave's House

Does Dave's House have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Dave's House supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Dave's House?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dave's House are Ivory Cage, Choppy Waves, Breach Signal.
Who developed Dave's House?
Dave's House was developed by Mark Brobst.

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