Rank 01Games like Stay Close
- 11 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Stay Close also play
The closest matches to Stay Close: Pacify, Fear Therapy, PILGRIM, White Noise 2, and Inside the Backrooms. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares cooperative play and environmental puzzles with Stay Close.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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Inside the Backrooms
Why this: Same unsettling mood as Stay Close.
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Backrooms: Escape Together
Why this: Shares cooperative play with Stay Close.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Blind Bird
- Price: $1.97−78%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 57% of 606 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Graphics feel uncanny and hostile
- Monsters are challenging and fun to navigate through
- Atmospheric
- Unsettling
- Cooperative play
- Environmental puzzles
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Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Stay Close.
About Stay Close
The closest matches to Stay Close: Pacify, Fear Therapy, PILGRIM, White Noise 2, and Inside the Backrooms. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Stay Close is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pacify, Fear Therapy and PILGRIM — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric and unsettling, and single out its cooperative play and environmental puzzles. 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.
About Stay Close: Stay Close is open-world horror game, with options for single-player and co-op. It has an unique and new gameplay approach unseen so far in any other game. You'll find yourself in a creepy and anomalous town, what is your next move?
Is Stay Close worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 57% of 606 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $8.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Graphics feel uncanny and hostile
- Monsters are challenging and fun to navigate through
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Riddles suck/ here is a guide to the deamon things: white ones- shine light on to freeze them black ones- dont turn light on or get too close”
“This game is certainly funny to play through with a friend but is lacking polish and is overall relatively lackluster. Not worth it.”
People who play it also play: Pacify, Fear Therapy, PILGRIM
Frequently asked about Stay Close
Can I run it?
Does Stay Close run on Steam Deck?
Stay Close is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Stay Close cost?
Stay Close is listed on Steam at 1.97 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Stay Close have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Stay Close supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Stay Close?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stay Close are Pacify, Fear Therapy, PILGRIM.
Who developed Stay Close?
Stay Close was developed by Blind Bird.