AfterHours similar games & best alternatives

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AfterHours

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital.

What works

  • Free to play
  • Creepy atmosphere and sound design
  • Short and accessible gameplay
  • Interesting hospital maze environment
  • Save system allowing retry

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length and low replayability
  • Some bugs and glitches (ai stuck, clipping)
  • Lack of story depth and narrative coherence
  • Voice acting and jump scares could be improved
  • Optimization issues causing lag and high gpu usage

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Night of the Scissors

  • Days Without Incident

  • Mimic Search

  • Vigil

  • Oakwood

  • [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like AfterHours but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Who's at the door?

  • Infliction

  • Fear the Timeloop - Prologue

  • Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy

  • The Designer's Curse

  • Skull Hotel

Less violent

Games that feels like AfterHours but with less combat and destruction

  • Understanding, The Game

  • Scauage

  • Haunted Room : 205

  • Decay: The Mare

  • Lights Off!

  • Sophie's Curse

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AfterHours: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026