# Games like Boogeyman

> The closest matches to Boogeyman: Boogeyman 2, Frosty Nights, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Emily Wants To Play, and Slender: The Arrival. 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. [Boogeyman 2](https://imho.run/games/567130/boogeyman-2) — Shares sound based detection and flashlight management with Boogeyman. 170 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/567130/)
2. [Frosty Nights](https://imho.run/games/733800/frosty-nights) — Also VR, like Boogeyman. 103 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733800/)
3. [Five Nights at Freddy's 2](https://imho.run/games/332800/five-nights-at-freddy-s-2) — Shares flashlight management with Boogeyman. 13,974 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/332800/)
4. [Emily Wants To Play](https://imho.run/games/416590/emily-wants-to-play) — A frequent pick in Boogeyman players' libraries, and another Action. 943 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/416590/)
5. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Same atmospheric mood as Boogeyman. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
6. [Resident Evil 7 Biohazard](https://imho.run/games/418370/resident-evil-7-biohazard) — Also VR, like Boogeyman. 31,078 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418370/)
7. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Same atmospheric mood as Boogeyman. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
8. [Don't Knock Twice](https://imho.run/games/328590/don-t-knock-twice) — Also VR, like Boogeyman. 258 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/328590/)
9. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Same stressful mood as Boogeyman. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
10. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — A frequent pick in Boogeyman players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
11. [Alien: Isolation](https://imho.run/games/214490/alien-isolation) — Same atmospheric mood as Boogeyman. 26,101 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/)
12. [The Persistence](https://imho.run/games/1140100/the-persistence) — Also VR, like Boogeyman. 63 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140100/)
13. [DEVOUR](https://imho.run/games/1274570/devour) — A frequent pick in Boogeyman players' libraries, and another Indie. 20,582 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274570/)
14. [123 Slaughter Me Street](https://imho.run/games/405180/123-slaughter-me-street) — Shares flashlight management with Boogeyman. 172 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/405180/)
15. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Same atmospheric mood as Boogeyman. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
16. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Same atmospheric mood as Boogeyman. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
17. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Same atmospheric mood as Boogeyman. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
18. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Same atmospheric mood as Boogeyman. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
19. [CASE: Animatronics](https://imho.run/games/489360/case-animatronics) — Same atmospheric mood as Boogeyman. 735 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489360/)
20. [Together After Dark](https://imho.run/games/2708790/together-after-dark) — Shares sound based detection with Boogeyman. 132 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2708790/)
21. [White Noise 2](https://imho.run/games/503350/white-noise-2) — Shares flashlight management with Boogeyman. 815 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503350/)
22. [Penumbra Overture](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture) — Same atmospheric mood as Boogeyman. 1,939 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
23. [Narcosis](https://imho.run/games/366870/narcosis) — Also VR, like Boogeyman. 640 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366870/)
24. [Hello Neighbor](https://imho.run/games/521890/hello-neighbor) — Shares house exploration with Boogeyman. 9,283 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/521890/)

## 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=412770&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=412770&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=412770&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=412770
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/412770
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Boogeyman

Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 412770
- **Developer:** Clockwork Wolf
- **Publisher:** Clockwork Wolf
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, VR Supported, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 2, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/412770/boogeyman)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=412770&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412770/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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