Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Hand Simulator (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Hand Simulator 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: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator, which both horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult.
- Hand Simulator is tagged Simulation, Funny, Multiplayer, VR, Difficult, Psychological Horror, First-Person, Memes 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.
- 5 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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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Simulation and Difficult; 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 HorrorSimulationDifficultFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorFunnyMemes
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Resident Evil Village
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2021).
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Resident Evil Village at a glance Released 2021 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 96% positive of 153,329 Price $39.99 HorrorFirst-PersonSexual ContentFPSPsychological HorrorVRNudity
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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Difficult and First-Person; 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 HorrorDifficultFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorMemesFunnySimulation
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Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Difficult; released around the same time (2014).
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Alien: Isolation at a glance Released 2014 Studio Creative Assembly Player sentiment 93% positive of 66,658 Price $11.99 HorrorFirst-PersonDifficultPsychological HorrorFPSShooterVR
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Shooter; 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-PersonShooterFPSMemesPsychological HorrorDifficult
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Difficult; 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 HorrorFirst-PersonDifficultPsychological HorrorSimulationMemesFunny
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Friday the 13th: The Game
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Funny; released around the same time (2017).
Jason is back! Jason Voorhees is unleashed and stalking the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake! Take on the role as Jason Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake counselors. This is the game you’ve been waiting for; the chance to kill or be killed on Friday the 13th!
Friday the 13th: The Game at a glance Released 2017 Studio IllFonic Player sentiment 80% positive of 76,840 Price Not listed HorrorPsychological HorrorFunnyDifficultNudity
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, VR and First-Person; released around the same time (2019).
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 HorrorVRFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDifficultFunny
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Difficult; 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 HorrorFirst-PersonDifficultPsychological HorrorSimulationMemes
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Metro: Last Light
Why it matched: both open world, horror, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2013).
It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.
Metro: Last Light at a glance Released 2013 Studio 4A Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 81,499 Price $19.99 FPSHorrorFirst-PersonShooterNudityDifficult
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DEVOUR
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Sexual Content 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 HorrorSexual ContentPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonVRDifficult
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My Summer Car
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, First-Person and Funny.
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
My Summer Car at a glance Released 2025 Studio Amistech Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 117,158 Price $14.99 SimulationFirst-PersonFunnyDifficultComedyPsychological Horror
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BIGFOOT
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, FPS and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2017).
You are a Bigfoot hunter with an important mission: to put an end to rumours once and for all and prove to yourself that Bigfoot is not just a myth or an invention of the mind...
BIGFOOT at a glance Released 2017 Studio CyberLight Game Studio Player sentiment 82% positive of 22,335 Price $19.99 HorrorFPSPsychological HorrorFunnyFirst-PersonShooter
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Lucius
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Nudity and Psychological Horror.
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 HorrorNudityPsychological HorrorDifficultFunny
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Half-Life: Alyx
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including VR, FPS and Horror; released around the same time (2020).
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Half-Life: Alyx at a glance Released 2020 Studio Campo Santo Player sentiment 98% positive of 105,097 Price $59.99 VRFPSHorrorShooterFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorMemes
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Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2016).
You wake up alone on the floor of an abandoned farmhouse. Daylight is quickly fading. You must find a way out. A thrilling horror experience for the five senses. This full model change to the "Isolated View", and photorealistic graphics of RE Engine mark a new beginning for survival horror.
Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour at a glance Released 2016 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 89% positive of 4,839 Price Free HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorFPSNudityShooterVR
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港詭實錄ParanormalHK
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Sexual Content and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2020).
Paranormal HK is a first person horror game about Urban legends of Hong Kong, China. The story is about a crew of online supernatural channel“Beyond the Invisible” went to Kowloon Walled City to film a short movie for their latest episode and encountered something out of their expectations.
港詭實錄ParanormalHK at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghostpie Studio Player sentiment 89% positive of 20,497 Price $6.49 HorrorSexual ContentPsychological HorrorNudityFunnyFirst-PersonFPS
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Slender: The Arrival
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2013).
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
Slender: The Arrival at a glance Released 2013 Studio Blue Isle Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 9,349 Price $19.99 HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDifficult
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Hitman: Contracts
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Shooter, Difficult and First-Person; released around the same time (2014).
Enter the world of a HITMAN - a world of crime, sin and greed. Delve into the mind of Agent 47 and encounter his greatest adversaries, completing the work that made him so brutally efficient and shaped him as an assassin. Eliminate your targets by any means necessary. There are no rules... only the contract, signed in blood.
Hitman: Contracts at a glance Released 2014 Studio Io-Interactive A/S Player sentiment 87% positive of 3,658 Price $8.99 ShooterDifficultFirst-PersonPsychological Horror
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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
CONTROL Ultimate Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Remedy Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 63,191 Price $3.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorShooterDifficult
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The Evil Within
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Difficult; released around the same time (2014).
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
The Evil Within at a glance Released 2014 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 85% positive of 33,579 Price $19.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorDifficultShooter
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KUBOOM
Why it matched: both open world, horror and psychological; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2016).
Cross-platform hurricane online 3D Shooter
KUBOOM at a glance Released 2016 Studio nobodyshot Player sentiment 64% positive of 4,563 Price Free FPSShooterFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorFunnyMemesHorror
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Outlast
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2013).
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Outlast at a glance Released 2013 Studio Red Barrels Player sentiment 96% positive of 138,407 Price $14.99 HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorNudityDifficult
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Blood and Bacon
Why it matched: both horror and psychological; shares 8 player tags including Funny, Shooter and FPS; released around the same time (2016).
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Blood and Bacon at a glance Released 2016 Studio Big Corporation Player sentiment 95% positive of 36,517 Price $0.69 FunnyShooterFPSHorrorMemesFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorNudity
Common questions
What game is most like Hand Simulator?
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator, on the evidence we have. It both horror, psychological, atmospheric 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 Hand Simulator" 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 Hand Simulator. 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.