Games like Camp Sunshine
If Camp Sunshine is your kind of game, the closest matches are Desolate City: The Bloody Dawn Enhanced Edition, Welcome to Hanwell and The Backrooms Project — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, lighthearted and mysterious. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Camp Sunshine: Camp Sunshine is a 16-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Jez, who is dropped off at Summer Camp. He awakes in the middle of the night to discover blood everywhere, a rampaging killer on the loose dressed in a mascot costume and himself involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse!
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Desolate City: The Bloody Dawn Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Camp Sunshine.
Top pick for Camp Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
It seemed to be a normal day at Gray Bay. While law student Lisa was doing her part-time job in a pizzeria, an experimental project had made great progress in a research facility on the other side of the city, but later it was not proceeding as the researchers were expecting...
Welcome to Hanwell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Camp Sunshine.
Second-strongest match for Camp Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Open world horror set in a city in which your worst nightmares have become an everyday part of life. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with it's own story to tell. Strung together by the remenants of Hanwell.
The Backrooms Project
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Camp Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
03.04
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Camp Sunshine.
Ranked #4 for Camp Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
04/03/2017How much does this date tell you? For the main character, it became very significant, because this is the day of his death. The protagonist was precisely in the train that arrived at the metro station "Technological Institute" with the bodies of innocent, already dead, people ...
The Council of Hanwell
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Camp Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Discover the secrets of the terrifying major locations in Hanwell and make your way to The Council in this story driven psychological horror. Come face to face with your worst nightmares and confront the enigmatic man known as The Doctor.
Red Haze
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Camp Sunshine.
Ranked #6 for Camp Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Camp Sunshine.
You know, my dear, it isn't safe... To wander and creep while oh so weak. In the abandoned, the rotten, the decayed. Society has forgotten you; it won't lift a finger for that which is tossed away. You're just prey that the true prowlers who lay in shadows await to feast upon.
Mad Father
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Camp Sunshine.
Ranked #7 for Camp Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Camp Sunshine.
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Outlast
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Camp Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
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Five Nights at Freddy's
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Camp Sunshine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
Friday the 13th: The Game
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Camp Sunshine.
Reviewers of Camp Sunshine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Camp Sunshine.
Jason is back! Jason Voorhees is unleashed and stalking the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake! Take on the role as Jason Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake counselors. This is the game you’ve been waiting for; the chance to kill or be killed on Friday the 13th!
Sunshine Manor
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Camp Sunshine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Sunshine Manor is an 8-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Ada. Dared to spend the night in the haunted Sunshine Manor she encounters ghosts, demons, blood-soaked horror and more in this prequel to 2016's Camp Sunshine.
Blenderman
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Camp Sunshine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Blender would love to have you for dinner. Dinner is served at 6 o' clock. You have until then to escape.
Slenderman: Shadow of the Forest
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Camp Sunshine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Camp Sunshine.
Slenderman: Shadow of the Forest - is a thrilling first-person horror game that immerses you in a terrifying and mystical forest. Your goal is to find a way out of this dark and gloomy place by collecting necessary items that will help you survive and escape to freedom.
Halloween Harem
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Camp Sunshine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with Camp Sunshine.
Help Halloween Harlots and Hotties in "Halloween Harem". You've woken up in a strange place with no memory of how you got here. Explore the town and meet new people. Maybe you should help them out and fetch what they need. Even if they act a little crazy... they look kinda hot.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Camp Sunshine at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Camp Sunshine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Camp Sunshine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Camp Sunshine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Camp Sunshine.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Camp Sunshine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Camp Sunshine.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Camp Sunshine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Camp Sunshine.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Camp Sunshine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Camp Sunshine.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Camp Sunshine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Camp Sunshine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Camp Sunshine.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Camp Sunshine.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Camp Sunshine.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Camp Sunshine.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Camp Sunshine.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Camp Sunshine.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Frequently asked about Camp Sunshine
- Is Camp Sunshine verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Camp Sunshine is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Camp Sunshine cost?
- Camp Sunshine is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Camp Sunshine?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Camp Sunshine are Desolate City: The Bloody Dawn Enhanced Edition, Welcome to Hanwell, The Backrooms Project.
- Who developed Camp Sunshine?
- Camp Sunshine was developed by Fossil Games and published by Hound Picked Games.
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