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Games like The Door Factory

If The Door Factory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Anomalous Crossing ~Shibuya~, FLOORS and The 5th Door — 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 The Door Factory: The Door Factory is a first-person horror game where you inspect mysterious doors before they are sent into production. Step inside, observe the environment, spot anomalies, and decide whether each door should be approved or reported.

2026ActionIndieSimulation4.49 USDWindowsby David Gallardo
The Door Factory — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Door Factory also play

Steam players who put hours into The Door Factory 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. Anomalous Crossing ~Shibuya~

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Door Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    Suddenly, you find yourself standing at an empty ticket gate at Shibuya Station. Exit Shibuya Station, cross the scramble crossing, and head towards Center Street. However, please be careful about any anomalies.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.79 USDSteam ↗
  2. FLOORS

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Door Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    Embark on a procedural liminal journey filled with eerie, unfriendly faces. Walk, explore, and descend to the first floor to escape. No monsters will chase you, but they can watch and appear when you aren't looking. This can evoke a fear of an endless labyrinth and create a sense of anxiety.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The 5th Door

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Door Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Door Factory.

    You find yourself in a quiet room with four doors. There's ALWAYS an anomaly. Choose wisely.

    2025Indie5.55 USDSteam ↗
  4. Route8

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Door Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Door Factory.

    "You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."

    2024IndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Floor 9

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Door Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. My Last Appointment

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Door Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Door Factory.

    The doctor said today was my last appointment, I'm healthy. Time to go home, what could go wrong?

    2024AdventureSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Visage

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Door Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Exit 8

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Door Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Door Factory.

    You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Door Factory at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under The Door Factory on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under The Door Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Door Factory.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Door Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Door Factory.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under The Door Factory on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Door Factory.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under The Door Factory on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Door Factory.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under The Door Factory on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Door Factory.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under The Door Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Door Factory.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under The Door Factory on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Door Factory.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 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 The Door Factory.

    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. Shares Action with The Door Factory.

    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 The Door Factory.

    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 Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    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 The Door Factory.

    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 and Simulation with The Door Factory.

    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 Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    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. Shares Action with The Door Factory.

    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 ↗

More from David Gallardo

Other recommendable Steam games by David Gallardo, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Doll Impostor

    WHY THIS

    Another title from David Gallardo, the studio behind The Door Factory. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    Doll Impostor is a horror game where 1-4 players take on the role of guardians of possessed dolls. Work together to identify the impostor doll before 9 a.m, or face dire consequences. Every hour counts in this tense, fear-filled race against time.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 8AM

    WHY THIS

    Another title from David Gallardo, the studio behind The Door Factory. Shares Indie with The Door Factory.

    "8AM" is a suspense game where you find yourself trapped in a room, watching a family through cameras. Without explanations, you must decide if strange events occur night after night. Being correct extends the time, seeking your release by 8:00 a.m.

    2024IndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Slashers

    WHY THIS

    Another title from David Gallardo, the studio behind The Door Factory. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    Slashers is a 1-4 player cooperative horror game, you are explorers of abandoned and seemingly cursed places, your goal is to see what happened there.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Last Stop

    WHY THIS

    Another title from David Gallardo, the studio behind The Door Factory. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    You're caught in a cycle of light and darkness in a subway car. This eerie dynamic demands memory, strategy, and swift decisions to traverse the unknown. Each moment of visibility is crucial to reach your goal: "The Last Stop".

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. FLOORS

    WHY THIS

    Another title from David Gallardo, the studio behind The Door Factory. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    Embark on a procedural liminal journey filled with eerie, unfriendly faces. Walk, explore, and descend to the first floor to escape. No monsters will chase you, but they can watch and appear when you aren't looking. This can evoke a fear of an endless labyrinth and create a sense of anxiety.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. DOLL INC

    WHY THIS

    Another title from David Gallardo, the studio behind The Door Factory. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Door Factory.

    Sort, decide, and obey. Doll Inc is a job simulator where your judgment determines the fate of every product. Are you precise… or replaceable?

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. 8AM: The Subway

    WHY THIS

    Another title from David Gallardo, the studio behind The Door Factory. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    "8AM: The Subway" is a suspense game set in the subway after midnight. Watch the security cameras as eerie events unfold and decide if it’s fatigue, malfunction, or something far darker until 8:00 a.m.

    2026ActionIndieCasual3.59 USDSteam ↗
  8. 8AM: The Warehouse

    WHY THIS

    Another title from David Gallardo, the studio behind The Door Factory. Shares Action and Indie with The Door Factory.

    "8AM: The Warehouse" is a suspense game set in a massive distribution center late at night. Monitor security cameras as strange incidents occur among the remaining workers — and decide if it’s exhaustion, system error, or something lurking between the shelves until 8:00 a.m.

    2026ActionIndieCasual3.59 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Door Factory

How much does The Door Factory cost?
The Door Factory is listed on Steam at 4.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Door Factory?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Door Factory are Anomalous Crossing ~Shibuya~, FLOORS, The 5th Door.
Who developed The Door Factory?
The Door Factory was developed by David Gallardo and published by HeadArrow.

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 The Door Factory.

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