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Games like After Hours

If After Hours is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beat Cop, SKYHILL and That's not my Neighbor — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its arg style mystery, atmospheric and challenging. 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 After Hours: Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.

2018IndieAdventureSimulationFree to playDeck PlayableWindowsby Petter Malmehed, Jösses
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Arg style mysteryFeels like an authentic old computer simulationMini games within the gameAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into After Hours 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. Beat Cop

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with After Hours.

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

    A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SKYHILL

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with After Hours.

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

    World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. That's not my Neighbor

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with After Hours.

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

    It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Stories Untold

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with After Hours.

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

    Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. 日本事故物件監視協会2 -Japan Stigmatized Property-

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with After Hours.

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

    Can you survive until dawn? Monitor real Japanese properties and report every anomaly. Miss too many… and you will fail.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation7.19 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Last Door - Collector's Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with After Hours.

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

    Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

    2014IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dark Fear

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with After Hours.

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

    Dark Fear is a pixel horror game with RPG and adventure game elements. Explore a diverse landscape filled with forests, mountains, lakes and deserts. Make allies in the local village, upgrade your weapon and armor, go hunting/fishing and fight your way to the truth by slaying your foes, solving puzzles and helping people with their...

    2016IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Buddy Simulator 1984

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with After Hours.

    Ranked #8 for After Hours fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with After Hours.

    Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about After Hours

Does After Hours run on Steam Deck?
After Hours is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is After Hours free to play?
Yes — After Hours is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to After Hours?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside After Hours are Beat Cop, SKYHILL, That's not my Neighbor.
Who developed After Hours?
After Hours was developed by Petter Malmehed, Jösses and published by Petter Malmehed.

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