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Games like Static Hour

If Static Hour is your kind of game, the closest matches are Remnants of Dawn, Telling Lies and Interference: Dead Air — 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 Static Hour: Static Hour is a 1980s newsroom thriller where you decide what goes on air during a mysterious lockdown. Uncover a story you can’t see but only hear, and choose which voices make it to air. Every broadcast pushes the town closer to the truth or deeper into panic.

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Steam players who put hours into Static Hour 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. Remnants of Dawn

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Static Hour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Telling Lies

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Static Hour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Interference: Dead Air

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Static Hour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    All hell's breaking loose in a mysterious research facility and the only person who can save the day is the night shift security guard in the booth outside. Remotely control systems, guide scientists to safety or just… goof off? You’re not in danger. Yet.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Static Hour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Mirages

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Static Hour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Dahlia View

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Static Hour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.

    2021IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Bahnsen Knights

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Static Hour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.

    2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Saturnalia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Static Hour fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Static Hour.

    A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.

    2023Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Static Hour.

    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 Adventure with Static Hour.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Static Hour.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Interference: Dead Air

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    All hell's breaking loose in a mysterious research facility and the only person who can save the day is the night shift security guard in the booth outside. Remotely control systems, guide scientists to safety or just… goof off? You’re not in danger. Yet.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Dahlia View

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Static Hour.

    A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.

    2021IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Saturnalia

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Static Hour.

    A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.

    2023Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Static Hour

What games are most similar to Static Hour?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Static Hour are Remnants of Dawn, Telling Lies, Interference: Dead Air.
Who developed Static Hour?
Static Hour was developed by Barkbyte Interactive.

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 Static Hour.

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