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Games like Scary new year

If Scary new year is your kind of game, the closest matches are Resident Evil Village, Eternal Evil and ZOMBI — 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 Scary new year: In "Scary NEW YEAR" you try to escape after waking up in the Dark Hell. StoryYou were just celebrating the New Year with your friends and had a drink too many. Your memory of the day is fuzzy at best, only the strong flavour of your last drink lingers on. You wake up in the middle of nowhere.

2018ActionAdventureCasual6.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby SimplexGameStudio
Scary new year — Steam game cover

Players who liked Scary new year also play

Steam players who put hours into Scary new year 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. Resident Evil Village

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Scary new year fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scary new year.

    Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.

    2021Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Eternal Evil

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Scary new year fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    A small town is being taken over by ghouls. Solve puzzles, carefully read notes and use various weapons against horrific and evolving enemies to uncover what is behind this gruesome event. Eternal Evil is an old-school survival-horror game.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ZOMBI

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Scary new year fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Deathbloom: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Scary new year fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    Inspired by classic survival horror. Bachman Manor sprawls into a maze of corridors, bedrooms, foyers, and more. Filled with puzzles, traps, and hidden passageways that explore the secrets of its dark history and occupants.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Contagion VR: Outbreak

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Scary new year fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    Contagion VR: Outbreak will immerse you into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Relive stories of the survivors in the Single Player campaign, take your time in Free Roam, or check out the Firing Range!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Evil Within 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Scary new year fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

    2017ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. EBOLA 3

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Scary new year fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. EBOLA 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Scary new year fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    EBOLA 2 is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Scary new year at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Scary new year on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Scary new year on Steam right now. Shares Action with Scary new year.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Scary new year on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Scary new year.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Scary new year on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Scary new year.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Scary new year on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Scary new year.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Scary new year on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Scary new year on Steam right now. Shares Action with Scary new year.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Scary new year on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Scary new year.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 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 Casual with Scary new year.

    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 Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    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 Action with Scary new year.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Scary new year.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary new year.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Scary new year.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from SimplexGameStudio

Other recommendable Steam games by SimplexGameStudio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. InsanZ - Retro Survival Horror

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimplexGameStudio, the studio behind Scary new year. Shares Action with Scary new year.

    InsanZ is a retro-survival-horror-game of the latest generation. Discover the crazy world of InsanZ, face the nasty creatures from hell and survive to bring back balance to the world. Fight with over 13 different weapons against hordes of monsters, explore the dire world of InsanZ, discover old paths and hidden secrets, use the terrain...

    2015ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Click Space Miner

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimplexGameStudio, the studio behind Scary new year. Shares Action and Casual with Scary new year.

    Build a space mining empire in this fast-paced clicker idle game. Mine resources, buy upgrades, automate production, manage expenses, and renew your licenses before you lose everything.

    2016ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Death courier

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimplexGameStudio, the studio behind Scary new year. Shares Action with Scary new year.

    In 2340. Earth ravaged, nearly destroyed. The last cities try to keep themselves alive and not starve. Hard times ahead. The roads to the other cities are destroyed, devastated or besieged by bandits.

    2020ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Scary new year

How much does Scary new year cost?
Scary new year is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Scary new year?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Scary new year are Resident Evil Village, Eternal Evil, ZOMBI.
Who developed Scary new year?
Scary new year was developed by SimplexGameStudio.

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 Scary new year.

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