Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED (2026)
Every game below overlaps with FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Ultimate Custom Night, which both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy and difficult.
- FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED is tagged Horror, VR, Singleplayer, Robots, Survival Horror, First-Person, Action, Psychological Horror by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 4 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 12 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Robots; released around the same time (2018).
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Ultimate Custom Night at a glance Released 2018 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,777 Price Free HorrorSurvival HorrorRobotsDifficultStrategyFirst-PersonSurvivalDark
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 12 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Robots; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location at a glance Released 2016 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 90% positive of 12,642 Price $7.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorRobotsFirst-PersonDarkDifficultSurvivalStrategy
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 11 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2015).
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 93% positive of 16,924 Price $7.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonRobotsDarkDifficultPsychological HorrorSurvival
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 11 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Robots.
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 26,115 Price $7.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological HorrorDifficultFirst-PersonIndieDark
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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Robots and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2017).
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator at a glance Released 2017 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 33,261 Price Free HorrorRobotsSurvival HorrorDifficultIndieFirst-PersonStrategyStory Rich
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Bendy and the Dark Revival
Why it matched: both survival, horror, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 10 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2022).
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Bendy and the Dark Revival at a glance Released 2022 Studio Joey Drew Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 16,194 Price $5.99 HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorIndieStory RichDarkPuzzleSurvival
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Robots; released around the same time (2015).
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
Five Nights at Freddy's 3 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 90% positive of 11,334 Price $7.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorRobotsFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDifficultIndieSurvival
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DEVOUR
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2021).
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
DEVOUR at a glance Released 2021 Studio Straight Back Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 88,093 Price $9.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkSurvivalFirst-PersonVRIndie
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Little Nightmares
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Dark and Puzzle; released around the same time (2017).
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Little Nightmares at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 116,529 Price $19.99 HorrorDarkPuzzleIndieStory RichPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorStrategy
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Chinese Parents
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Psychological Horror, Casual and Indie; released around the same time (2018).
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Chinese Parents at a glance Released 2018 Studio 墨鱼玩游戏 Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,000 Price $9.99 Psychological HorrorCasualIndieFunnyStrategySurvival HorrorHorrorPuzzle
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Puzzle; released around the same time (2017).
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Bendy and the Ink Machine at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 36,934 Price $5.99 HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleSurvival HorrorDarkIndieStory RichPsychological Horror
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Hello Neighbor
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2017).
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Hello Neighbor at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 86% positive of 32,548 Price $29.99 HorrorFirst-PersonStory RichSurvival HorrorDifficultSurvivalStrategyFunny
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2017).
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at a glance Released 2017 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 95% positive of 126,252 Price $19.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonVRPsychological HorrorSurvivalPuzzleStory Rich
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2017).
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
SCP: Secret Laboratory at a glance Released 2017 Studio Northwood Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 234,020 Price Free HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorSurvivalPsychological HorrorStrategyDifficultIndie
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2016).
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Layers of Fear (2016) at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bloober Team SA Player sentiment 88% positive of 27,676 Price $1.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonStory RichIndieDarkPuzzleSurvival Horror
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Changed
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Difficult, Psychological Horror and Puzzle; released around the same time (2018).
You are trapped in an experiment, trying to find ways to make you still "yourself" , persevere, and survive.
Changed at a glance Released 2018 Studio DragonSnow Player sentiment 86% positive of 18,545 Price $4.99 DifficultPsychological HorrorPuzzleIndieStory RichHorrorLGBTQ+Survival Horror
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We Were Here Together
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Puzzle, Story Rich and Horror; released around the same time (2019).
As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?
We Were Here Together at a glance Released 2019 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 17,696 Price $4.93 PuzzleStory RichHorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDarkCasualIndie
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Puzzle; released around the same time (2022).
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Inside the Backrooms at a glance Released 2022 Studio MrFatcat Player sentiment 80% positive of 46,767 Price $6.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorFirst-PersonDarkVRStory Rich
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In Silence
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2021).
In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.
In Silence at a glance Released 2021 Studio Ravenhood Games Player sentiment 74% positive of 11,956 Price $3.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvivalFirst-PersonDarkStrategyPuzzle
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Dread Hunger
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Horror and Strategy; released around the same time (2022).
A game of survival and betrayal. Eight Explorers path their ship through the unforgiving Arctic. Among the crew, two traitors call on dark powers to undermine them. Note: Official server support ends 2024-01-01
Dread Hunger at a glance Released 2022 Studio Dread Hunger Team Player sentiment 60% positive of 46,126 Price Not listed SurvivalHorrorStrategyIndieFunnyDifficultFirst-PersonDark
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Dark Deception
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2018).
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Dark Deception at a glance Released 2018 Studio Glowstick Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 24,220 Price Free HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorIndieSurvivalStory RichDark
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent at a glance Released 2010 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 35,674 Price $1.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonDarkIndieStory Rich
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Lucius
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and Indie.
Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.
Lucius at a glance Released 2012 Studio Shiver Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 10,912 Price $1.99 HorrorPuzzleIndieDarkPsychological HorrorStory RichDifficultFunny
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and First-Person.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs at a glance Released 2013 Studio The Chinese Room Player sentiment 70% positive of 12,114 Price $19.99 HorrorStory RichFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorIndieSurvival HorrorDarkPuzzle
Common questions
What game is most like FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED?
Ultimate Custom Night, on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, strategy and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.