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Games like STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence

If STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sí Jefe, ReEvolution Project and The Backrooms Project — 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 STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence: A story-driven psychological horror game told through the confession of a man accused of numerous crimes. As an interrogation unfolds, years of fractured relationships, buried memories, and disturbing truths reveal how the simple need to be loved can become something far more terrifying.

IndieWindowsby Zyphor Studios
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  1. Sí Jefe

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Si Jefe, it's a first-person roguelike set in Mexico where using drugs makes you stronger, but be careful because they can kill you!

    ActionSteam ↗
  2. ReEvolution Project

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A singleplayer story-driven horror game set in a desolate post-apocalyptic world. Explore a decaying abandoned house, scavenging for supplies and uncovering fragments of its story. Solve environmental puzzles that challenge your perception, and decide how deep you're willing to dig.

    2026AdventureSteam ↗
  3. The Backrooms Project

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Barbotine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Layers of Fear (2016)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hatch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    "Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Garten of Banban 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Garten of Banban 3

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    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 with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    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 with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence

What games are most similar to STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence are Sí Jefe, ReEvolution Project, The Backrooms Project.
Who developed STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence?
STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence was developed by Zyphor Studios.

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