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Games like Night Trap

1992

You watch over a house full of traps through security cameras and must trigger the right defenses at the right moment to keep the girls alive from the vampires. It is a unique interactive movie built on live-action full-motion video.

  • Dread and tension

In short: Games like Night Trap

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Night Trap special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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I'm on Observation Duty

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2018PC, Steam Deck playable95 % positive2.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Night Trap: dread and tension, easy-to-grasp systems as well as a calm pace.

You spend the night watching live camera feeds and must notice subtle changes in the monitored rooms, from a moved piece of furniture to something otherworldly. It builds its tension from sharp observation and memory during a quiet, routine night shift.

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The Exit 8

Vast, open spaces

You walk down an endless subway corridor and must spot any tiny anomaly: if you find one you turn back, otherwise you keep going. A single mistake resets your progress, turning calm observation into a tense, unsettling game.

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Easy to pick up

An early interactive horror movie from Warp: as Laura you explore a creepy hospital in first person, solving puzzles to uncover why your father went on a killing spree. Its pre-rendered CGI cutscenes and disturbing themes like cannibalism made it infamous.

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh

Dread and tension

An interactive full-motion-video horror story in which you play Curtis Craig, a man with a fragile mind who doubts reality as gruesome murders unfold around him. It blends paranoia, provocative sexual themes and point-and-click puzzles in a distinctly 90s way.

Floor 9

Dread and tension

You are trapped in the eerie Hotel Liminal and must spot anomalies on each floor to escape. One wrong call sends you back to Floor 9, keeping tension high throughout.

The Cabin Factory

Linear, curated structure

You work as an inspector at a factory that produces cabins, judging whether each one is haunted. The game is about careful observation, spotting anomalies and knowing when to run.

Tender Loving Care

Realistic visuals

A 1998 live-action interactive movie in which a psychiatrist narrates a suspenseful tale and the game builds a psychological profile from your answers, subtly shaping how the story unfolds.

Who's at the Door?

Dread and tension

Trapped in a small house with your memory gone, you must tell visitors apart from hallucinations by observing closely. Take your medication on time and piece together what is happening to you.

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