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.
Get personalized picks →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.
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Anomalous Crossing ~Shibuya~
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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.
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.
The 5th Door
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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.
Route8
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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."
Floor 9
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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.
My Last Appointment
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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?
The Exit 8
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Ranked #7 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".
Visage
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Ranked #8 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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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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!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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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.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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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!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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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.
STRAFTAT
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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.
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More from David Gallardo
Other recommendable Steam games by David Gallardo, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Doll Impostor
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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.
8AM
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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.
Slashers
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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.
The Last Stop
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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".
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.
DOLL INC
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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?
Frequently asked about The Door Factory
- 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.
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