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Games like CHANNEL ZERO

If CHANNEL ZERO is your kind of game, the closest matches are Jolly Junction: Static Screams, GET 0UT and God Is Not Here — 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 CHANNEL ZERO: As a detective, you are tasked with tracking down a convicted criminal. The trail leads to the remains of an abandoned television studio. Explore the studio as you track down the suspect. The longer you investigate, the clearer it becomes that you both are not alone...

2026StrategyIndieWindowsby SquidgeJ
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Steam players who put hours into CHANNEL ZERO 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. Jolly Junction: Static Screams

    WHY THIS

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

    You amble along the halls of Nutcase inc. a long-abandoned children’s television studio. Navigate your surroundings and fight off the monsters that sent this place to closure. Try to piece together its horrific past, and discover the mystery of this once beloved studio.

    2025Indie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. GET 0UT

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for CHANNEL ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CHANNEL ZERO.

    A puzzle-solving horror game about an Unknown person who cannot remember his past and finds himself in a never-ending cycle/loop, trying to find answers about who he is and why he is suffering in this unknown place.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. God Is Not Here

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for CHANNEL ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CHANNEL ZERO.

    “My God, my God… why have You forsaken me?” — Psalm 22:1. Words spoken by Jesus Christ on the cross before His death.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. CROSSWIRE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for CHANNEL ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CHANNEL ZERO.

    CROSSWIRE is a psychological horror game where Alex Keller, a radio technician, uncovers twisted experiments of a deranged scientist in a remote mountain tower. Haunted frequencies fill the air, and survival is your only broadcast.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. LOST ZION

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for CHANNEL ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CHANNEL ZERO.

    Lost Zion is an atmospheric cyberpunk horror game. Awakened by a faint signal as a service bot, explore the forsaken megacity of Lost Zion. Uncover the Emperor's horrific secrets. Obey your sole command: Activate the Gravity Core.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Uninvited Guest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for CHANNEL ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CHANNEL ZERO.

    Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.

    2021IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Demonologist

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for CHANNEL ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CHANNEL ZERO.

    Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Please, Forgive Me

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for CHANNEL ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CHANNEL ZERO.

    "Please, Forgive Me" - is a psychological horror game that tells the creepy story of an overconfident realtor named Pavel. He needs to check the old apartment and rent it to a certain woman. This night will turn into a real nightmare for him.

    2023Indie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 CHANNEL ZERO.

    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.

    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 CHANNEL ZERO.

    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 Indie with CHANNEL ZERO.

    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 CHANNEL ZERO.

    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 with CHANNEL ZERO.

    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 Indie with CHANNEL ZERO.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CHANNEL ZERO

What games are most similar to CHANNEL ZERO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CHANNEL ZERO are Jolly Junction: Static Screams, GET 0UT, God Is Not Here.
Who developed CHANNEL ZERO?
CHANNEL ZERO was developed by SquidgeJ and published by HazyPix.

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 CHANNEL ZERO.

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