# Games like Home Safety Hotline

> The closest matches to Home Safety Hotline: Life Eater, Forbidden Solitaire, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Dead Take, and Stories Untold. 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. [Life Eater](https://imho.run/games/2632930/life-eater) — Shares hidden object search and resource management with Home Safety Hotline. 283 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2632930/)
2. [Forbidden Solitaire](https://imho.run/games/3414580/forbidden-solitaire) — Explores atmospheric, like Home Safety Hotline. 612 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/)
3. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with Home Safety Hotline. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
4. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares environmental storytelling and exploration with Home Safety Hotline. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
5. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Shares puzzle solving with Home Safety Hotline. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
6. [Grunn](https://imho.run/games/2720950/grunn) — Shares exploration and multiple endings with Home Safety Hotline. 911 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/)
7. [Creepy Shift: House For Sale](https://imho.run/games/3400650/creepy-shift-house-for-sale) — Shares collectible hunting and exploration with Home Safety Hotline. 136 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3400650/)
8. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Shares multiple endings with Home Safety Hotline. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
9. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares evidence collection and branching narrative with Home Safety Hotline. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
10. [SIMULACRA 2](https://imho.run/games/1011190/simulacra-2) — Shares evidence collection and multiple endings with Home Safety Hotline. 632 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011190/)
11. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also FMV, like Home Safety Hotline. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
12. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares hidden object search and multiple endings with Home Safety Hotline. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
13. [The Baby In Yellow](https://imho.run/games/2291340/the-baby-in-yellow) — Also Lovecraftian and Dark Comedy, like Home Safety Hotline. 810 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291340/)
14. [No, I'm not a Human](https://imho.run/games/3180070/no-i-m-not-a-human) — Shares branching narrative and multiple endings with Home Safety Hotline. 8,691 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/)
15. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Typing and FMV, like Home Safety Hotline. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
16. [Hypnospace Outlaw](https://imho.run/games/844590/hypnospace-outlaw) — Also Alternate History and 1990's, like Home Safety Hotline. 4,245 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/844590/)
17. [[Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備](https://imho.run/games/2367230/chilla-s-art-night-security) — Also 1990's, like Home Safety Hotline. 421 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2367230/)
18. [My Friendly Neighborhood](https://imho.run/games/1574260/my-friendly-neighborhood) — Shares puzzle solving and resource management with Home Safety Hotline. 2,098 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574260/)
19. [Look Outside](https://imho.run/games/3373660/look-outside) — Shares branching narrative and exploration with Home Safety Hotline. 8,069 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/)
20. [Amanda the Adventurer 2](https://imho.run/games/2826800/amanda-the-adventurer-2) — Shares hidden object search and environmental storytelling with Home Safety Hotline. 997 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2826800/)
21. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Shares branching narrative with Home Safety Hotline. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
22. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Same atmospheric mood as Home Safety Hotline. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
23. [Killer Frequency](https://imho.run/games/1903620/killer-frequency) — Also Dark Comedy and Interactive Fiction, like Home Safety Hotline. 3,531 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903620/)
24. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Lovecraftian and Interactive Fiction, like Home Safety Hotline. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)

## 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=2357910&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2357910&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2357910&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2357910
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2357910
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Home Safety Hotline

Home Safety Hotline is a 2024 indie simulation where players work as operators at a home safety company, answering calls and identifying mysterious entities threatening callers. The gameplay centers on call-center logic, archive-memory puzzles, and entity cataloging within a branching narrative, while players progress through employee ranks and hunt for collectibles. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric vhs-style visuals and audio, noting that the retro aesthetic enhances immersion into its mysterious alternate history setting. The creature designs and lore are consistently praised for their creativity and originality, and players describe the progression system with its discounts and promotions as rewarding. The game holds a 91 percent positive rating from over 2300 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2357910
- **Developer:** Night Signal Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Night Signal Entertainment
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 16, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2357910/home-safety-hotline)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2357910&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2357910/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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