Games like The Fifth Name
If The Fifth Name is your kind of game, the closest matches are 恐怖夜話 第二夜, There Is No Next Stop and Per My Last Email — 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 Fifth Name: A claustrophobic psychological mystery visual novel. On their high school graduation day, an anonymous message draws five friends back to their empty middle school. The doors won't open, and their memories refuse to agree. A complete 1-2 hour story with three endings, built to be read twice.
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恐怖夜話 第二夜
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Fifth Name fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Fifth Name.
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
AdventureSteam ↗There Is No Next Stop
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Fifth Name fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
Per My Last Email
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Fifth Name fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
You are the new hire. The account you inherited is not new — it belonged to E. Vale, who is no longer with the company. Ten business days of email in which you choose what you say, then choose who sees it. The routing is permanent. Someone is still reading.
The Trials - Chapter Two
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Fifth Name fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Fifth Name.
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
슬픈 가족사 - 산장으로부터의 탈출
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Fifth Name fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Is There a Way?
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Ranked #6 for The Fifth Name fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.
Suhoshin
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Fifth Name fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Fifth Name.
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
THRESHOLD
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Fifth Name fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fifth Name.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Fifth Name.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fifth Name.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 The Fifth Name.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 The Fifth Name.
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.
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 The Fifth Name.
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.
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Frequently asked about The Fifth Name
- What games are most similar to The Fifth Name?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Fifth Name are 恐怖夜話 第二夜, There Is No Next Stop, Per My Last Email.
- Who developed The Fifth Name?
- The Fifth Name was developed by Tiny Hammer Games.
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 Fifth Name.
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