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Games like Operation Paranoia

If Operation Paranoia is your kind of game, the closest matches are DOGMAN, Damned Hand and Stalked — 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 Operation Paranoia: Operation Paranoia is a psychological survival horror in which you browse the dark corners of the deep web, uncover conspiracy theories, and hide from relentless killers. Manage your food and medicine supplies, run your vlog channel, and survive another day.

2026ActionIndieSimulationWindowsby Patryk Basa
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Players who liked Operation Paranoia also play

Steam players who put hours into Operation Paranoia 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. DOGMAN

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Operation Paranoia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Operation Paranoia.

    A horror is stalking you. Mysteries are mounting. Will you be the one to put the legend to rest? Or will you fall victim to the Michigan Dogman?

    2020Indie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Damned Hand

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Operation Paranoia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Operation Paranoia.

    You're in the home of a psychopathic art lover. and that isn't happy about this situation.He'll scare you. You have to be careful!

    2020IndieSimulationEarly Access5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Stalked

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Operation Paranoia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Operation Paranoia.

    Sarah is returning home from work, She will face her worst nightmaress, strange things start to happen to her, will she escape alive or declared dead?

    2022ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Deep Hell

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Operation Paranoia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Operation Paranoia.

    Immerse yourself in a dark dense forest in which terrible inexplicable things happen. You will have to find the missing people's belongings by following the coordinates left in the notes of the missing brother. Someone or something lives in the forest and changes everyone who goes there.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Cursed Hours

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Operation Paranoia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Operation Paranoia.

    Cursed Hours is a psychological horror game. You play as a thief breaking into an old mansion, hoping for treasure. Soon, you realize something is wrong. Doors slam, eerie noises fill the air, and you're locked inside. A dark presence is watching you. Escape may be impossible.

    2024ActionStrategy2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Anomaly Core: Hospital

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Operation Paranoia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Operation Paranoia.

    You are a patient. You should avoid treatment at the old hospital. The crazy doctor's strange methods raise doubts. The treatment may not go as you imagine.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Another's Memories

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Operation Paranoia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Operation Paranoia.

    Another's Memories is a first-person psychological horror video game located in Argentina. Explore a sinister country house, solve puzzles, and survive ruthless enemies in an immersive experience where every shadow hides a disturbing story.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. MADiSON VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Operation Paranoia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Operation Paranoia.

    MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Operation Paranoia.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Operation Paranoia.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Operation Paranoia.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Operation Paranoia.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Operation Paranoia.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Operation Paranoia.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Operation Paranoia

What games are most similar to Operation Paranoia?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Operation Paranoia are DOGMAN, Damned Hand, Stalked.
Who developed Operation Paranoia?
Operation Paranoia was developed by Patryk Basa.

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 Operation Paranoia.

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