# Games like Fear the Spotlight

> The closest matches to Fear the Spotlight: Crow Country, Heartworm, Penumbra Overture, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Remothered: Tormented Fathers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Crow Country](https://imho.run/games/1996010/crow-country) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 5,236 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996010/)
2. [Heartworm](https://imho.run/games/1257030/heartworm) — Also Surreal and Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 351 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257030/)
3. [Penumbra Overture](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture) — Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 1,939 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
4. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — A frequent pick in Fear the Spotlight players' libraries, and another Action. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
5. [Remothered: Tormented Fathers](https://imho.run/games/633360/remothered-tormented-fathers) — Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 658 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633360/)
6. [Tormented Souls](https://imho.run/games/1367590/tormented-souls) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 2,489 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1367590/)
7. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
8. [Out of Sight](https://imho.run/games/2526310/out-of-sight) — Also Stealth, like Fear the Spotlight. 350 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2526310/)
9. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — A frequent pick in Fear the Spotlight players' libraries, and another Indie. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
10. [Sorry We're Closed](https://imho.run/games/1796580/sorry-we-re-closed) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 1,312 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796580/)
11. [The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters](https://imho.run/games/1045720/the-coma-2-vicious-sisters) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 404 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1045720/)
12. [FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE](https://imho.run/games/3920610/fatal-frame-ii-crimson-butterfly-remake) — Shares environmental puzzles with Fear the Spotlight. 766 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3920610/)
13. [Enigma of Fear](https://imho.run/games/1507580/enigma-of-fear) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1507580/)
14. [Maid of Sker](https://imho.run/games/826940/maid-of-sker) — Shares stealth gameplay with Fear the Spotlight. 642 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/826940/)
15. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Surreal and Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
16. [Go Home Annie: An SCP Game](https://imho.run/games/1939100/go-home-annie-an-scp-game) — Also Surreal, like Fear the Spotlight. 225 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939100/)
17. [SIGNALIS](https://imho.run/games/1262350/signalis) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 20,164 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262350/)
18. [The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication](https://imho.run/games/2331330/the-bridge-curse-2-the-extrication) — A frequent pick in Fear the Spotlight players' libraries, and another Adventure. 124 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2331330/)
19. [Dollhouse](https://imho.run/games/280850/dollhouse) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 55 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280850/)
20. [Among Ashes](https://imho.run/games/2430900/among-ashes) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 228 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2430900/)
21. [Fear The Timeloop](https://imho.run/games/2918090/fear-the-timeloop) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 114 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2918090/)
22. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
23. [Lunar Eclipse](https://imho.run/games/2953480/lunar-eclipse) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 197 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2953480/)
24. [Hollowbody](https://imho.run/games/2123640/hollowbody) — Also Survival Horror, like Fear the Spotlight. 1,151 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2123640/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1959390&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1959390&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1959390&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1959390
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1959390
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Fear the Spotlight

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1959390
- **Developer:** Cozy Game Pals
- **Publisher:** Blumhouse Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 22, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1959390/fear-the-spotlight)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1959390&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1959390/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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